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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Inspection of products before release for free circulation

Article L511-18

The controls mentioned in articles L. 511-16 and L. 511-17 are carried out: 1° At the point of entry into the territory prior to any placing under a customs procedure; 2° When the goods are placed und…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Pursuit of the activity of entrepreneur of live performances on an ancillary basis

Article L7122-19

The following may engage in the activity of "entrepreneur de spectacles vivants", up to an annual ceiling of performances, without being subject to the declaration obligations mentioned in articles L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article L326-12

In the event of the dissolution of an undertaking referred to in 2° or 3° of Article L. 310-1 following a decision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution taken pursuant to Articles L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-17

Under the financial section mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6332-3 relating to actions contributing to the development of skills for the benefit of companies with fewer than fifty employees: 1° The cost…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3431-1

Without prejudice to articles L. 1111-8, L. 1111-9 et L. 1111-9-1, and in compliance with France's international commitments, the European Collectivity of Alsace is responsible for organising within i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-13

The provisions of articles L. 5122-2, L. 5122-3, the first paragraph of article L. 5122-6, articles L. 5122-7, L. 5122-8, L. 5122-9 and L. 5122-11 are applicable to advertising for generators, kits an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-13

In companies with at least fifty employees, if the employee has not, in the six years prior to the interview mentioned in II of Article L. 6315-1, benefited from the interviews provided for in the sam…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-14

The provisions of 2° and 3° of III of Article L. 622-17, those of Chapters IV, with the exception of those of Article L. 624-17, and V of Title II of this Book relating to the determination of the deb…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Collection and control of contributions.

Article L5422-16

The contributions provided for in 1° to 3° of article L. 5422-9 as well as articles L. 5422-11 and L. 5424-20 are collected and controlled by the bodies responsible for collection mentioned in article…

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

Article L232-15

I.- Athletes in the target group designated for one year by the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage (French Anti-Doping Agency) are required to provide precise and up-to-date information on the…

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