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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-2

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8271-1-2 shall provide each other with any information and documents that may be useful in carrying out their duties to combat illegal employment. Co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-5

The enforcement officers referred to in article L. 8271-1-2 may, upon written request, obtain from the bodies responsible for a social protection scheme or from the funds providing paid leave services…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-6

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8271-1-2, as well as the authorities responsible for coordinating their actions, may exchange any information and documents required to carry out the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Insurance scheme

Article L351-8

The measures for applying the provisions of this section, with the exception of articles L. 351-5 to L. 351-6, shall be the subject of an agreement concluded and approved under the conditions defined…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Insurance scheme

Article L351-6

Any action or proceedings brought against an employer for breach of the provisions of this chapter, the corresponding chapters of parts two and three of this code and the decrees issued for their appl…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and missions

Article R211-1-1

Pursuant to article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-1

The rector of the academic region, or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, draws up the list of memb…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment.

Article D221-13-1

The competent authority referred to in Articles 7 and 8 of Order 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions, responsible for the alert mec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R211-14-1

The provisions of article R. 211-14 do not apply to drivers of vehicles normally based, within the meaning of article L. 211-4 , in the territory of a State other than France or Monaco, as referred to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-17-1

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 612-4, R. 612-19 and R. 612-48, a patent application may only contain more than one independent claim of the same category (product, process, device…

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