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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

The acts of persecution and the grounds for persecution, within the meaning of Section A of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, shall be assessed under the conditions laid down in para…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-4

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee is responsible for conciliating disputes between licence holders, sports agents, sports associations and companies and approved sports federations, wit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: The Standing Conference on Women's Sport

Article D142-42

The Standing Conference on Women's Sport meets and operates under the conditions set out in articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-3-3

No person who has testified, in good faith, to facts constituting an offence or crime of which he or she has become aware in the performance of his or her duties, or who has reported such facts, may b…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L171-1

This Title governs any insurance contract whose purpose is to cover: 1° Maritime risks; 2° Air or aviation risks; 3° Risks relating to civil liability in connection with space operations; 4° Risks rel…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2395-2

If, during the performance of the contract, the contractor is placed in one of the cases of exclusion mentioned in articles L. 2341-1 to L. 2341-3 and L. 2341-5, he shall inform the purchaser of this…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article L228-3-4

Any person employed by one of the persons referred to in articles L. 228-2 to L. 228-3-1 or participating in any capacity whatsoever in its direction or management and having, in the course of its pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article 495-17

Where provided for by law, public proceedings are extinguished by payment of a fixed fine set by law, which may not exceed the amount provided for in the first paragraph of Article 131-13 of the Penal…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-55

The sum of the positive realisation values of forward financial instruments entered into over-the-counter with the same company or several companies belonging to the same group within the meaning of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-19

Subject to the provisions of Article L. 123-54, the tariff of formalities for filing and transferring the declarations and recording the particulars referred to in this section and for filing and tran…

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