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

Article L232-17

…titions and events and from exercising the functions and activities mentioned in 2° of I of Article L. 232-23. This ban takes effect on the date of notification of the decision to the Agency. When a p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article L2335-17

…tratum and whose land territory is more than 50% covered by a Natura 2000 site mentioned in article L. 414-1 of the Environment Code. The individual allocation is determined in proportion to the popul…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-19

…y on which the goods are received shall not be counted as part of the period referred to in Article L. 221-18; 2° The time limit begins to run at the start of the first hour of the first day and ends…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Exploitation on television services

Article L233-1

…the sectors of activity and service publishers concerned under the conditions laid down in article L. 234-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER Ia : The regional plan for economic development, innovation and internationalisation

Article L4251-14

…presentation and discussion within the territorial conference on public action mentioned in article L. 1111-9-1, with the consular chambers and with the regional chamber for the social economy. It is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Accreditation and quality control

Article L6221-1

…d out by the laboratory, taking into account the three phases of the examination defined in Article L. 6211-2, and in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Health.Accre…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-13-1

…articles 73 and 74 of the Constitution and in New Caledonia, the statutes mentioned in I ofarticle L. 131-8 of the present code may permit the affiliation of any league or sports committee to the reg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-10-1

…he expected service by the Haute Autorité de Santé in application of the first paragraph of Article L. 161-37 of the Social Security Code. This article also applies to similar biological medicinal pro…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-1-1

To be registered on the list of statutory auditors, a natural person must meet the following conditions: 1° Be French, a national of a Member State of the European Union, of a State party to the Agree…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Redundancies for economic reasons.

Article L321-13

…termined by decree giving entitlement to payment of the insurance allowance provided for in article L. 351-3 entails the obligation for the employer to pay to the institution mentioned in article L.31…

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