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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-21-1

When the Agency has evidence to suggest a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3, L. 232-10-4, L. 232-15-1 or L. 232-17, the Secretar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L131-1

In life insurance and personal accident insurance, the sums insured are fixed by the contract.In the case of life insurance or capitalisation operations, the guaranteed capital or annuity may be expre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article L695-1

The provisions of this Chapter shall apply to cooperation and communication between insolvency practitioners, between courts and between insolvency practitioners, and between courts, in insolvency pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Obligations and financial solidarity of principals and project owners.

Article L8222-1

…a view to the performance of work, the supply of services or the carrying out of a commercial act, and periodically until the end of the performance of the contract, any person shall check that his c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-1

The provisions of Title I of Book II of this Part are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.Articles L. 1211-2, L. 1211-3 with the exception of its second paragraph, L. 1211-6-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Unilateral profit-sharing schemes

Article L3347-1

…it-sharing agreements apply to profit-sharing schemes set up unilaterally pursuant to II of Article L. 3312-5, with the exception of those provided for in sections 1 to 3 of Chapter I and in Articles…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-19

Any sum paid by the association mentioned in article L. 143-11-4 of the Labour Code in application of Articles L. 143-11-1 to L. 143-11-3 of the same code gives rise to a declaration to the tax author…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Resignation.

Article L1237-1-1

An employee who voluntarily abandons his post and does not return to work after having been given formal notice to justify his absence and to return to his post, by registered letter or by letter deli…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Sections.

Article L1423-1-1

Subject to the provisions relating to the management section set out in article L. 1423-1-2, cases are allocated between the sections of the industrial tribunal on the basis of the scope of the collec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-13-1

Apart from any disciplinary action, the first presidents of the Courts of Appeal may remind the councillors of the industrial tribunals within their jurisdiction of their obligations.

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