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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-3

Subject to the approval referred to in article L. 121-4, sports associations that promote and organise physical and sports activities for disabled people may receive assistance from the public authori…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R411-3

Any transfer or cessation of an activity covered by an agreement must be notified to the agency by the service provider without delay. Such transfer or cessation of activity shall automatically termin…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Purpose

Article L1121-3

The purpose of a service concession contract is to manage a service. It may involve awarding a concession to manage a public service. The concessionaire may be responsible for building a facility or a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Advances

Article L2191-3

The clauses of the contract relating to the rate and conditions of payment of the advance cannot be modified during performance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Skills of agents

Article R8112-3

Labour inspectors help to compile statistics on working conditions in the sector they are responsible for monitoring.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-16

Credit is granted to the borrower only if the creditor has been able to verify that the obligations arising from the credit agreement are likely to be fulfilled in accordance with what is provided for…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-19

The terms and conditions for applying the assessment of the borrower's creditworthiness are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-17

The creditor may neither terminate nor subsequently amend the credit agreement entered into with the borrower on the grounds that the information provided was incomplete or that the creditor incorrect…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Explanations provided to borrowers and assessment of their creditworthiness

Article L313-18

The creditor shall reassess the borrower's creditworthiness, on the basis of updated information, before a significant increase in the total amount of credit is granted after the conclusion of the cre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Designations of origin

Article L431-4

In the absence of a final court ruling based on article L. 431-6, a decree in the Council of State, issued after a public enquiry carried out in accordance with the code de l'expropriation pour cause…

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