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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-10-1

A sports association or company referred to in Articles L. 122-1 or L. 122-2 may enter into a contract with a professional athlete or trainer whom it employs relating to the commercial exploitation of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Negotiation procedures in companies with between eleven and fifty employees

Article L2232-23-1

I. - In companies with between eleven and less than fifty employees, where there is no trade union representative in the company or establishment, company or establishment agreements may be negotiated…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-2

An employer is deemed to be in a state of insolvency within the meaning of Article L. 3253-18-1 when an application has been made to open collective proceedings based on the employer's insolvency, as…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Conseil d'orientation des conditions de travail (Working Conditions Advisory Council)

Article L4641-2-1

Within the Conseil d'Orientation des Conditions de Travail, the Comité National de Prévention et de Santé au Travail is made up of representatives of the State, the Caisse Nationale de l'Assurance Mal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Investment holding companies

Article L517-11-2

Where the parent undertaking of an investment firm is a mixed-activity holding company, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution responsible for the supervision of the investment firm may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-2-1

The Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may suspend the testing, manufacture, preparation, import, use, export, wholesale distribution, packaging…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4113-1-2

When it is available, the certified information mentioned in article L. 4113-1-1 serves as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations set out in article L. 4113-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common provisions.

Article L4333-1-2

Where it is available, the certified information referred to in article L. 4333-1-1 shall serve as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations set out in article L. 4333-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-1-2

Where available, the certified information referred to in Article L. 4362-1-1 shall serve as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations set out in Article L. 4362-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the notion of business relationship means the professional or commercial relationship with the customer and includes, where applicable, the beneficial owner. In the c…

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