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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16

When the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of articles L. 241-2 and L. 241-3, the Secretary General of the Agenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Criminal provisions

Article R7422-16

Failure to comply with the provisions of the first to third paragraphs of article L. 7422-9 and article L. 7422-10 or the regulations adopted for their application is punishable by a fourth-class fine…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Control procedures

Article R225-161

The statutory auditors shall draw up and file at the registered office the special report provided for in the third paragraph of Articles L. 225-40and L. 225-88 at least fifteen days before the Ordina…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-16

If the foreign national does not reside in France, the application must be sent to: 1° If the employer is established in France, to the prefect of the département in which the establishment to which t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-16

The Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique shall be notified of enforceable decisions involving a penalty of suspension of access to an online communication service issu…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The special register of individual entrepreneurs with limited liability.

Article R526-16

When the individual limited liability entrepreneur is registered in the special register mentioned in Article R. 526-15, the registrar shall indicate in the register the information provided for in 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-16

The single, simplified declaration makes it possible to comply with : 1° The declarations provided for by the following provisions, or required for their application: a) Articles 87 A and 87-0 A of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Temporary work

Article R1262-16

Seconded employees made available to a user undertaking established in France benefit from the stipulations of the agreements and arrangements applicable to the workplace and to the employees employed…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of unemployment insurance agreements

Article R5422-16

Approval of the agreements referred to in Article L. 5422-22 is granted by the Prime Minister, after obtaining the opinion of the Commission nationale de la négociation collective, de l'emploi et de l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and classification

Article R2324-16

The establishments and services mentioned in Article L. 2324-1 are subject to the provisions of this section, with the exception of health nurseries and the reception centres mentioned in the third pa…

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