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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

Conditions for teaching air diving in the natural environmentSURVEY AREASMINIMUM DIVER SKILLSSKILLSminimum of the person supervising the groupMAXIMUM NUMBERof the group(not including the person superv…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-12

If, from the customer's request, the following services are performed within a period shorter than the reference period specified in the table below, they shall give rise to the collection of the incr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article R622-5

The list of creditors drawn up by the debtor in accordance with article L. 622-6 includes the name or designation, registered office or domicile of each creditor with an indication of the amount of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R3252-2

The proportion in which sums due by way of remuneration may be seized or assigned, pursuant to article L. 3252-2, is set as follows:1° One-twentieth, on the portion less than or equal to €4,170 ;2° On…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-15

A fine of €3,750 shall be imposed if a company other than that referred to in article L. 1255-14 concludes a freelance administration contract without fulfilling the conditions required to carry out t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D214-32-8

For the application of 2° of article L. 214-24-23, articles D. 214-32-7-5 to D. 214-32-7-7 and articles D. 214-32-7-13 to D. 214-32-7-15 are applicable to the AIF or its management company.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to the approval of agreements by employees in undertakings with fewer than eleven employees and in undertakings with between eleven and twenty employees without an elected representative on the social and economic committee.

Article R2232-13

Disputes relating to the list of employees to be consulted and to the regularity of the consultation shall fall within the jurisdiction of the judicial court, which shall have final jurisdiction. They…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The decision on the civil action

Article 371

After the assize court has ruled on the public prosecution, the court, without the assistance of the jury, rules on the claims for damages made either by the civil party against the accused, or by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-3-1

Research carried out in the context of medically assisted procreation may be carried out on gametes intended to constitute an embryo or on an embryo conceived in vitro before or after its transfer for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Access to the waiting area

Article R343-23

…ersons and agents of the French Office for Immigration and Integration responsible for humanitarian assistance.They may speak confidentially with persons held in this zone.While in the waiting zone, a…

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