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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article R312-12

Approval is subject to : 1° Compliance of the enclosure and its component works with the technical provisions and standards relating to the construction, servicing and access of the buildings applicab…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Consumer credit

Article R312-12

Where the instalments paid by the borrower do not immediately result in a corresponding amortisation of the total amount of credit, but serve to reconstitute the capital at the periods and under the c…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The National Safety Commission for Sports Venues

Article A312-12

The Prefect submits the application for approval, together with the attached documents and the opinion of the Departmental Safety and Accessibility Advisory Committee, to the National Sports Venue Saf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article R312-1-2

I. - Bank charges relating to irregularities in the operation of a bank account as referred to in article L. 312-1-3, payment incidents as referred to in article L. 131-73 and II of article L. 133-26…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article R3121-2

At the end of each month, the employer will provide each employee concerned with a document summarising the number of on-call hours worked during the previous month and the corresponding compensation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the estimated value of the concession contract

Article R3121-2

To estimate the value of the concession contract, the concession-granting authority takes into account in particular :1° The value of any form of option and any extensions to the term of the concessio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : The departmental council

Article R3121-2

The special report on the activity of the State services in the department also includes an assessment of the action of the State's public establishments that contribute to it. This report focuses in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Council for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome and Chronic Viral Hepatitis.

Article D3121-2

The President of the National Assembly, the President of the Senate or a member of the Government may refer matters to the Council. It may also deal with any matter within its remit.

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

Article 312-21

At least two of the authors must have artistic experience within the meaning of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-24

The decision to award aid is taken after consultation with the Commission for Aid to Innovation in Fiction.

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