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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 6: Information to be provided to the public

Article L385-7-1

I.-The provisions of I of article L. 533-22 of the Monetary and Financial Code are applicable to supplementary occupational pension funds, insofar as they invest in shares admitted to trading on a reg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2136-1

…rofessional trade union or union of trade unions who fails to comply with the provisions of article L. 2131-1, relating to the purpose of trade unions, is liable to a fine of 3,750 euros. The public p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Committees

Article L5324-1

The Agency shall make public the agendas and minutes, together with details and explanations of votes, including minority opinions, but excluding any information covered by business or medical confide…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Renewal and termination of contracts

Article L215-1-1

Where a contract has been concluded by electronic means or has been concluded by another means and the trader, on the day of termination by the consumer, offers the consumer the possibility of conclud…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-19-1

…owing the transmission of the request sent by the Court of Audit to the de facto accounting officer and the authorising officer of the local authority concerned.The deliberative assemblies must decide…

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

Article L232-10-1

…t international sports events, as well as the organisers of national or international sports events and their agents who, in the course of their duties, become aware of any of the offences referred to…

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

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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

Article L232-15-1

…ted by the French Anti-Doping Agency to be part of the Registered Testing Pool mentioned in article L. 232-15 or by an International Federation to be part of a Registered Testing Pool created by the l…

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

Article L232-18-1

…e de lutte contre le dopage decides to carry out the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5, he shall authorise the investigators in accordance with the procedures laid down by decisi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Difficulties in formation and operation.

Article L1423-10-1

…es within the jurisdiction of the court of appeal to hear the cases on the industrial tribunal's roll. He sets the date from which the cases are provisionally submitted to these judges. When the first…

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