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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

In the event that evidence is gathered that indicates the use by an athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to 3° of II of article L. 232-9 in the context of establishing the profile ment…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L911-2-1

In articles L. 123-48 and L. 123-49, the words "caisse départementale ou pluridépartementale de mutualité sociale agricole" are replaced by the words "caisse de prévoyance sociale de Saint-Pierre-et-M…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Sociétés anonymes d'assurance, de capitalisation et de réassurance.

Article L322-4-2

For the purposes of Article L. 225-21 of the Commercial Code, the directorships of a société anonyme belonging to an insurance group controlled, within the meaning of Article L. 356-1, by a mutual ins…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-2

The President of the Departmental Council may delegate all or part of the decision to award the work integration aid referred to in article L. 5134-19-1 to the institution referred to in article L. 53…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-2-1

For its application in Mayotte, article L. 5125-18 reads as follows:"Art. L. 5125-18.-I.-Any creation of a new pharmacy, any transfer of a pharmacy from one location to another and any grouping of pha…

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

Article L232-12-2

I.-For the sole purpose of detecting the presence in an athlete's sample and the use by that athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to Article L. 232-9, the laboratory accredited by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3-2

I.- Information is provided by self-employed healthcare professionals and health centres:1° By display in the places where patients are received ;2° By prior quotation above a certain amount.In the ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-245-1

…event of the conversion of a société anonyme into a société européenne, the first paragraph of Article L. 225-244 does not apply. The company draws up plans to convert the company into a société europ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-9-2

The service provider referred to in Article L. 6351-1 may entrust to a subcontractor, by contract and under its responsibility, the performance of the actions referred to in Article L. 6323-6, under c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: The Commercial Court.

Article L724-3-2

The termination of office for any reason whatsoever does not preclude the institution of proceedings and the pronouncement of disciplinary sanctions.In this case, the disciplinary sanctions applicable…

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