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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions relating to shooting licences issued by delegated federations

Article R131-47

…wn by the sports federation that has been delegated by the Minister for Sport under article L. 131-14 from persons registered in the national automated nominative file of persons banned from acquiring…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article L175-4

The insurance is void if it is established that the insured had personal knowledge of the loss before the contract was concluded.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-4

…visor and the ultimate parent undertaking at EU level, to also apply group supervision at the level of the ultimate parent undertaking in France. In this case, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et d…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to tourist communes and classified resorts.

Article R133-42

…ministers responsible for tourism and local authorities specifies :-the conditions for application of articles R. 133-37 to R. 133-41, and in particular the procedures for classification as a tourist…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to tourist communes and classified resorts.

Article R133-43

State officials may carry out on-site checks to ensure that municipalities and their groupings comply with the conditions required for designation as a tourist municipality or classification as a tour…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R212-4

The authorisation to operate a cinematographic entertainment establishment lapses on expiry of a period of two years from the date of transmission to the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Observatory for analysis and support for social dialogue and negotiation

Article L2234-4

…to analyse and support social dialogue and negotiation is set up at departmental level by decision of the competent administrative authority. It promotes and encourages the development of social dial…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Relationship between company or establishment agreements and agreements covering a wider territorial or professional scope.

Article L2253-4

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2253-3, the wage clauses of a company or establishment agreement may provide for specific terms and conditions for the application of wage increases d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article R175-4

The insurance policy is dated the day it is drawn up. It shall state: a) The place of subscription; b) The names and domiciles of the contracting parties, with an indication, where applicable, that th…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Award procedure and conditions

Article 442-6

If an author is refused support, he or she may submit a new application from 1 January of the year following the year of the refusal decision.

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