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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-6

The rector of the academic region, or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, may, by means of a reason…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1333-28

The person responsible or his successor for a nuclear activity or a past or present professional activity likely to cause, directly or indirectly, exposure of persons to ionising radiation or to emiss…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of professional competence

Article L512-5

The conditions of professional competence to be met by insurance or reinsurance intermediaries and ancillary insurance intermediaries who are natural persons acting in their own name, persons who dire…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R411-3

Any transfer or cessation of an activity covered by an agreement must be notified to the agency by the service provider without delay. Such transfer or cessation of activity shall automatically termin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Declaration

Article A212-221

In application of the provisions of articles R. 212-88 and R. 212-92, nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area who wish to provide mo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Supplementary allowance.

Article L3232-5

When, as a result of a reduction in working hours below the legal weekly working hours for reasons other than those listed in Article L. 3232-4, an employee has received a total sum in the course of a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-10

The person responsible for the activities referred to in Articles L. 4211-8 and L. 4211-9 must be a pharmacist, a doctor or a person authorised to practise as a doctor or pharmacist, or a person with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 223-5

Aid for the distribution of previously unreleased works allocated under an annual distribution programme is reserved for companies that:1° Have a regular distribution activity. Companies are deemed to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Freedom to provide services in the activity of voluntary sales of furniture by public auction by nationals of Member States of the European Union and States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L321-28

In the event of a breach of the laws, regulations or professional obligations applicable to them or of the provisions of this chapter, nationals of the Member States of the European Union and of the S…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1464 H

Municipalities and their public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax authority may, by means of a general decision taken under the conditions defined in I of article 1639…

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