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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: State

Article L111-1

I.-The State is responsible for or supervises, in liaison with all interested parties, the organisation of training leading to the various professions in physical activities and sport and the awarding…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-17-1

Representatives of the Territorial Council of Saint-Barthélemy take part in the work of the consultative body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane zone provided for in I of Article…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-10-1

Continuing training is compulsory for industrial property attorneys registered on the list mentioned in the third paragraph of Article L. 422-1. The Compagnie nationale des conseils en propriété indus…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Responsibilities

Article L23-113-1

The inter-professional regional joint committees are responsible for:1° To provide employees and employers with any useful information or advice on the legal provisions or agreements applicable to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 8: Recourse in the event of non-acceptance and non-payment.

Article L511-40

…n payment either an ordinary cheque, a mandate to transfer funds to the Banque de France, or a postal cheque, the cheque or mandate must indicate the number and maturity of the instruments thus paid.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Termination of indivision.

Article L5222-4

…uest is referred notifies that commune, within a period of six months, of a draft definition of the lot or compensation to be allocated to it. The costs of the expert appraisal are borne by the commun…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12

Fixed-term employment contracts must be in writing and contain a precise definition of the reason for the contract. Failing this, it is deemed to have been concluded for an indefinite period.It shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Hospital practitioners.

Article L6152-1-1

In addition to the staff mentioned in article L. 6152-1, the staff of public health establishments include students authorised to practise medicine, pharmacy and dentistry on a locum basis. The statut…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-10-1

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in articles L. 163-2 to L. 163-4, L. 163-7 and L. 163-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-1

Any person subject to the insurance obligation set out in article 7 g of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving relations between tenants and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986 , o…

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