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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-8

…out the insurance cover provided for in article L. 321-7 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article L312-8

Authorisation to open to the public may not be given before the expiry of a period set by regulation.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Freedom of dissemination

Article L333-8

…ltation with the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuelle et Numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority), lays down, where necessary, the conditions for app…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: General provisions

Article 84 A

For the purposes of this Title, duties and taxes mean charges declared, collected and controlled in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to group actions

Article L1134-8

The action may seek the cessation of the breach and, where appropriate, in the event of a breach, compensation for the damage suffered. Except in the case of applicants for a job, an internship or a p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Employee advisor.

Article L1232-8

In establishments with at least eleven employees, the employer shall allow the employee appointed as employee adviser the time required to carry out his duties, up to a maximum of fifteen hours per mo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure for consulting employee representatives specific to collective redundancies.

Article L1233-8

…ies for economic reasons of less than ten employees within the same thirty-day period shall convene and consult the Social and Economic Committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees, in acc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Site or operation contract

Article L1236-8

…ion contract at the end of the worksite or once the operation has been completed is based on a real and serious cause. This termination is subject to the provisions of Articles L. 1232-2 to L. 1232-6,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-8

If the conditions for retirement are not met, the employer's termination of the employment contract constitutes redundancy.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions.

Article L1248-8

…y an employee holding an open-ended employment contract with equivalent professional qualifications and performing the same duties, in breach of article L. 1242-15, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 eu…

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