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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: National platform to combat the manipulation of sporting events

Article L335-2

The members of the national platform for the fight against the manipulation of sporting competitions may communicate and exchange with the national and international players mentioned in 2° of I of ar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Exchange and dissemination of information

Article L512-20

The authorised agents and the officers and agents of the judicial police may spontaneously communicate to each other the information and documents held or collected in the performance of their respect…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil penalties

Article L761-2

Any act or payment made in violation of articles L. 721-2, L. 722-2, L. 722-3, L. 722-4, L. 722-5, L. 722-12, L. 722-13, L. 722-14, L. 722-16, L. 724-4, L. 732-2, L. 733-1 and L. 733-4 may be annulled…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Tasks and powers of the regional health agencies

Article L1431-2

The regional health agencies are responsible, taking into account the particularities of each region and the specific needs of defence, for1° Implementing at regional level the health policy defined i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-2

For the application of this code in French Polynesia, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Exercise of the freedom to provide services and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-2

I.-If the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution ascertains that an insurance or reinsurance intermediary or an insurance intermediary on an ancillary basis carrying on business in France un…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-20

…subsection, the City of Paris is subject to Book III of Parts Two and Three. The City of Paris is also subject to articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 to L. 5217-12-5 as well as th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provision of digital content and services

Article L224-25-10

The trader shall provide the digital content or the digital service without undue delay after the conclusion of the contract, unless the parties expressly agree on a specific date or period. The trade…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Financing of vocational training

Article L6131-2

The one-off contribution to vocational training and work-linked training mentioned in 2° of Article L. 6131-1 is made up of : 1° The apprenticeship tax mentioned in article L. 6241-1 ; 2° The vocation…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2224-2

Municipalities are prohibited from assuming responsibility in their own budgets for expenditure on the public services referred to in article L. 2224-1.However, the municipal council may decide on suc…

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