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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L322-1

No one may operate, either directly or through a third party, an establishment in which physical or sporting activities are practised if they have been convicted of an offence under article L. 212-9.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L5151-1

The purpose of the personal activity account is, through the use of the rights registered in it, to strengthen the autonomy and freedom of action of its holder and to secure his professional career by…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-10

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution cooperates closely with the other supervisory authorities to ensure that the measures and sanctions taken against parent undertakings are effective…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L733-1

A foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to this Title shall report periodically to the police or gendarmerie units.He shall also report, when requested to do so by the administrative aut…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Fonds de développement pour l'insertion professionnelle des handicapés.

Article L5214-1

The purpose of the Fonds de Développement pour l'Insertion Professionnelle des Handicapés (Development Fund for the Professional Integration of the Disabled) is to increase the resources devoted to th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-130

The operation, as defined in the second paragraph of 3° of Article R. 5124-2, of a proprietary medicinal product benefiting from a parallel import authorisation is carried out by the holder of this au…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Monitoring exposure to occupational risk factors

Article L4163-16

I.-Under conditions defined by decree, the management bodies mentioned in article L. 4163-14 of this Code and, for the companies and establishments mentioned in articles L. 722-20 and L. 722-24 of the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

I.-Feature-length cinematographic works must obtain at least 25 points out of 100. A derogation may be granted by the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée for foreign-initia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office or the performance of duties

Article R7227-13

The monthly allowance is paid for a maximum period of one year.The allowance is paid each month if its monthly amount exceeds €100. If the amount of the allowance is less than €100, payment is made in…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Trade secrets

Article L621-1

The penalties for violating trade secrets are set out in Article L. 1227-1 of the Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 1227-1- The fact of a director or an employee revealing or attempting to revea…

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