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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-20

By way of derogation from their professional secrecy obligations, customs officers, competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers, officers reporting to the Minister for Sport, officers of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Transmission

Article L131-20

Endorsement transfers all rights arising from the cheque, in particular ownership of the funds. If the endorsement is blank, the bearer may: 1. fill in the blank, either with his or her name or with t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: People's savings plan

Article L221-20

Any withdrawal of funds will result in the closure of the plan. The plan is closed on the death of the holder. Withdrawals after the tenth year do not result in closure of the plan. However, no paymen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-20

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for the liquidator to use, in bad faith, the assets or credit of the company in liquidation in a way that he knows to be contrary…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Equity loans granted by the State.

Article L313-20

The amount of each equity loan granted by the State is made public each year.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-20

The trial period enables the employer to assess the employee's skills in the job, particularly in the light of their experience, and the employee to assess whether the job is suitable for them.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-20

The minutes of the meeting of the social and economic committee consulted on a collective redundancy project for economic reasons are sent to the administrative authority.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Receipt in lieu of payment.

Article L1234-20

The "solde de tout compte", drawn up by the employer and receipted by the employee, lists the sums paid to the employee on termination of the employment contract.The receipt may be cancelled within si…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employers' group made up of private-sector members and local authorities.

Article L1253-20

The tasks entrusted to employees of the grouping who are made available to a local authority may not constitute the grouping's main activity. The time devoted by each employee to tasks carried out on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Open-ended employment contracts

Article L1254-20

The employment contract will be drawn up in writing and will state: "permanent freelance administration contract".

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