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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Territorial professional health communities

Article L1434-12-2

I.-The territorial professional health community referred to in article L. 1434-12 may be required, under an agreement signed with the regional health agency and the local primary health insurance fun…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Transport and motor vehicles

Article L242-25-1

Any breach of Article L. 224-68-1 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-2-1

Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the federation and the athlete. This agreement set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Preparation, preservation and use of tissues, cells and their derivatives.

Article L1243-2-1

Compliance, in establishments authorised under article L. 1243-2, with legislative and regulatory provisions relating to the quality and safety of tissues and their derivatives and cell therapy prepar…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4b: Compensation for victims of sodium valproate or its derivatives

Article L1142-24-18

Compensation awarded under this section may not be combined with that awarded, where applicable, under Articles L. 1142-14, L. 1142-15, L. 1142-17, L. 1142-20 and L. 1142-21, nor with compensation of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-2

The delegated federations, where applicable in coordination with the professional leagues that they have created, and within the framework of the guidelines set by the Minister responsible for sport,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional leagues

Article L132-1-2

The professional leagues created pursuant toarticle L. 132-1 are obliged to sign the Republican Commitment Contract mentioned inarticle 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citiz…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures in companies with between eleven and fifty employees

Article L2232-23-1

I. - In companies with between eleven and less than fifty employees, where there is no trade union representative in the company or establishment, company or establishment agreements may be negotiated…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-24-1

I. - The allowances voted by the municipal councils of municipalities with at least 100,000 inhabitants for the actual performance of the duties of municipal councillor are at most equal to 6% of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Operation

Article L23-114-2

The exercise of the mandate of member of the Regional Joint Trade Committee may not be a reason for termination of the employment contract. The dismissal or termination of a fixed-term contract of a m…

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