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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-3

The sums paid by local authorities or groups of local authorities to sports companies in performance of service provision contracts, or any agreement whose purpose does not fall within the scope of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Effects of winding-up proceedings of companies whose registered office is located within the territory of a Member State of the European Union other than France.

Article L326-30

In the event of the liquidation of a reinsurance undertaking referred to in 1° or 2° of III of Article L. 310-1-1, the commitments arising from contracts underwritten through a branch or under the fre…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising and general information

Article L313-3

Any advertising document made available to the borrower relating to one of the transactions referred to in article L. 313-1 states that the borrower has a ten-day cooling-off period, that the sale is…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Establishment of social and economic committees and works councils

Article L2313-3

In the absence of an agreement concluded under the conditions referred to in Article L. 2313-2 and in the absence of a trade union delegate, an agreement between the employer and the Social and Econom…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation.

Article L3332-3

The company savings plan may be set up at the initiative of the company or by an agreement with the employees, concluded under the conditions provided for in article L. 3322-6, in particular with a vi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-39

Where the publishing company or the company controlling it, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, publishes several press titles, a company agreement may provide for t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Presentation and payment

Article L131-35

The drawee must pay even after the expiry of the presentation period. He must also pay even if the cheque was issued in breach of the injunction provided for in Article L. 131-73 or the prohibition pr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article L134-3

In the event of insufficient representation of the commitments referred to in 1° of Article L. 134-1, the insurance undertaking shall perfect such representation by contributing assets representing it…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: High-level sport

Article L221-3

High-level sportsmen and women and referees and judges on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 may take part in competitions for jobs in the State, local authorities, their pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: The "portage salarial" company

Article L1254-31

For the application of the provisions set out in 1° of Article L. 6322-63, the minimum period of presence in the freelance administration company of freelance administration employees is assessed by a…

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