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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Branch agreements and professional agreements

Article R2232-1-4

…lication of the second paragraph of article L. 2232-8, for the exercise of its mission mentioned in 1° of article L. 2135-11, is deducted from the amount of credits due to the employees' trade union o…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R*150-4

In the event of a draw, the sums repaid must be either equal to or increase with each successive draw, without exceeding the capital repayable at maturity. Draws may not be made more than once a month…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 7: Termination

Article L145-46-1

When the owner of premises used for commercial or craft purposes plans to sell the premises, he must inform the tenant by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, or by hand delivery against…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-4-1

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures, even if a seizure for infringement…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-4-1

I.-Where there are indications that cash, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the U…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L7123-4-1

The presumption of salaried employment provided for in articles L. 7123-3 and L. 7123-4 does not apply to models who are recognised as service providers established in a Member State of the European U…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-4

Any person who has not been registered with the Autorité des marchés financiers may not provide the services referred to in 1° to 4° of Article L. 54-10-2. Any person who is not registered as a provid…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article R54-10-4

The period of time after which the AMF's silence on registration applications submitted pursuant to Article L. 54-10-3 shall be deemed to constitute a decision of acceptance is six months from the dat…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-42-1

…ing the supervision of activities taking place in a specific environment, as defined in article R. 212-7, the applicant must also certify, in his or her admissibility file, that he or she has met the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43-1

The candidate sends his/her validation file to the regional director of youth, sport and social cohesion responsible for organising the jury for the diploma in question. The file may only be dealt wit…

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