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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-1

…en this is carried out by a person holding a modelling agency licence; 2° The provisions of article L. 222-3 of the French Sports Code relating to sports associations or companies; 3° The provisions o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Inter-municipal equalisation fund, allocations and other revenue distributed by the local finance committee

Article L2573-52

I. - Articles L. 2334-1 and L. 2334-2, article L. 2334-7, with the exception of the second paragraph of 3°, the last paragraph of 4° and 5° of I, Articles L. 2334-8 and L. 2334-10 à L. 2334-12, the fi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-1

…ose concerned.If necessary, they offer to set up medical follow-up.The persons mentioned in article L. 231-8 must have at least one interview with a doctor in one of these centres. This interview is v…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-28

…e conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 232-26 shall incur, in addition to the fine set out in article 131-38 of the French Penal Code :…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other cases of recourse to expert appraisal

Article L2315-94

…odifying health and safety conditions or working conditions, as provided for in 4° of II of Article L. 2312-8; 3° In companies with at least three hundred employees, with a view to preparing negotiati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…ents when they are offered to the public and in financial instruments, units referred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code and assets referred to in II of Article L. 421-1 of this Code tha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-2

…evention resulting from this book, the cost of treatment resulting from the application of articles L. 3414-1 and L. 3423-1 to L. 3425-2, and the cost of fitting out specialised centres are borne by t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-5

…terms of economic development: economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

Article L. 426-17 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30; 2° A temporary…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L362-2

…ross borders (Schengen Borders Code) and to the Schengen Borders Code are deleted; 2° 2° of Article L. 311-2, shall not apply; 3° In Article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 o…

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