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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity

Article R1321-2

In application of the second paragraph of article L. 1321-4, the internal regulations are filed with the clerk of the industrial tribunal in the jurisdiction of the company or establishment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity

Article R1321-5

The obligation provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 1311-2 applies at the end of a period of twelve months from the date on which the threshold of fifty employees was reached during twelv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L2123-35

…nicipal representatives deputising for him or having received a delegation benefit, on the occasion of their duties, from protection organised by the municipality in accordance with the rules laid dow…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Liability and protection of elected representatives

Article L2123-34

Subject to the provisions of the fourth paragraph of Article 121-3 du code pénal, the mayor or an elected municipal official deputising for him or having received a delegation may only be convicted on…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-54

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 331-3 and L. 331-6, the following are punishable by the penalties laid down for fifth-class offences: 1° Organising a public combat sports event with…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-50

The declaration shall be accompanied by the opinion of the delegating federation competent to lay down the technical and safety rules for the discipline for which it has been delegated. The request fo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-51

…laration on the organiser's honour to comply with the technical and safety rules laid down by order of the Minister for Sport.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-47

…vents: 1° Organised by a delegated sports federation, its regional or departmental bodies or by one of its members; 2° Involving a discipline for which this federation has been delegated in accordance…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-49

The Prefect may prohibit the holding of a public combat sports event in the cases and under the conditions set out in article L. 331-2.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-46

…sciplines where the fight or demonstration may end, in particular or exclusively, when, as a result of a blow, one of the opponents is in a state in which he is unable to defend himself and may even b…

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