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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21-2

Aid for professional integration may not be granted in the following cases: 1° When recruitment is to replace an employee who has been made redundant for a reason other than serious misconduct or gros…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26-2

Notwithstanding article L. 214-24-8, the custodian of a general-purpose investment fund shall only hold the assets mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 214-24-55. In the case of other assets, it s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Société de libre partenariat (unincorporated partnership)

Article D214-206-2

The annual and half-yearly reports referred to in article L. 214-162-10 are made available at the company's registered office and are communicated by any means to the shareholders, respectively within…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-4 (art. R322-27)

EXHAUSTIVE LIST OF GENRES OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT(HEREBY REFERRED TO AS "PPE") NOT FALLING WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE SPORT CODE1. PPE designed and manufactured specifically for armed forces or…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 268

During the proceedings, the spouses may submit to the judge for approval agreements settling all or part of the consequences of the divorce. The judge, after checking that the interests of each of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 266

Without prejudice to the application of article 270, damages may be awarded to a spouse to compensate for the particularly serious consequences he or she suffers as a result of the dissolution of the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consequences specific to divorces other than by mutual consent.

Article 267

Failing a conventional settlement by the spouses, the judge shall rule on their applications to remain in joint ownership, for preferential allotment and for an advance on a share of the community or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-3 (art. R322-27)

LIST OF PPE-SL SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF SPORT 1. Head protection items such as helmets, light headgear. 2. Articles for the protection of all or part of the face such as mouthguards, m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-23 (art. A231-3)

QUESTIONNAIRE RELATING TO THE STATE OF HEALTH OF A MINOR SPORTSPERSON WITH A VIEW TO OBTAINING OR RENEWING A SPORTS FEDERATION LICENCE OR ENTERING A SPORTS COMPETITION AUTHORISED BY A DELEGATED FEDERA…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Formation of the jury

Article 261

In each commune, the mayor, with a view to drawing up the preparatory list for the annual list, publicly draws by lot from the electoral roll a number of names three times the number set by the prefec…

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