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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-5

I.-The French Anti-Doping Agency, an independent public authority, defines and implements actions to combat doping. To this end, it cooperates with the World Anti-Doping Agency and with the anti-dopin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-11-1

When the aggressive commercial practices mentioned in articles L. 121-6 and L. 121-7 have been followed by the conclusion of one or more contracts, the prison sentence provided for in Article L. 132-1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons required to register.

Article L123-1

I.-A register of commerce and companies shall be kept in which the following shall be registered, upon their declaration:1° Natural persons having the status of traders, even if they are required to b…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
CHAPTER II: MORTGAGES AND LIENS ON AIRCRAFT.

Article L122-15

The privileges mentioned in the previous article relate to the aircraft or to the insurance indemnity mentioned in article L. 122-6. They follow the aircraft in whichever hand it passes.They are extin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Election

Article L2316-8

In each company, the distribution of seats between the different establishments and the different colleges is the subject of an agreement between the employer and the trade union organisations concern…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2352-16

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-13, the managers of each of the participating companies and the special negotiating body negotiate with a view to reaching an agree…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Access to non-identifying data and the identity of the third-party donor

Article L2143-7

The committee referred to in Article L. 2143-6 is composed of : 1° A member of the judiciary, who shall chair it;2° A member of the administrative courts;3° Four representatives of the Minister of Jus…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Realisation of assets.

Article L642-9

As long as the sale price has not been paid in full, the transferee may not, with the exception of stocks, dispose of or lease under management the tangible or intangible assets it has acquired.Howeve…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-4

…rejudice to the powers of the representative of the State in the department by virtue of 9° of Article 2 of Section III of the Decree of 22 December 1789, the police matters entrusted to the vigilance…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Implementation within the company.

Article L3322-7

By way of derogation from article L. 3322-6, a group agreement may be concluded between the companies of the same group or only some of them. This agreement is concluded in one of the following ways:…

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