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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-1

…for which Appendix 1 to the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted in Paris on 19 October 2005, only provides for the possibility of reduced sanctions in exceptional circumstances…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-2

…nd Chapter I of Title II of Book II of this Part in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-51 of 19 January 2017, with the exception of Articles L. 1221-2 and L. 1221-9, are applicable to Wallis an…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-24

…cision, from the latest of the publicity measures provided for in articles R. 212-7-18 and R. 212-7-19.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-6

…I;3° Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII of Title I of Book II;4° Sections 2a, 3, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 and subsections 3 and 4 of Section 6 of Chapter IV of Title II of Book II;5° Chapter VI of…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety

Article L452-5

…he failure of an operator to implement the withdrawal or recall procedures provided for in Articles 19 or 20 of Regulation No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3141-23

…llowing conditions: a) Days remaining due in application of the second paragraph of article L. 3141-19 may be granted in one or more instalments outside the period from 1st May to 31st October each ye…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-3

…July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to covid-19, subject to the following adaptations:1° The first paragraph is not applicable;2° In the second a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Specific technical provisions the popular retirement savings plan

Article R144-18

…the first, third and fourth paragraphs of article R. 441-16 of this Code, articles R. 222-5, R. 222-19, R. 222-55 and the first, third and fourth paragraphs ofarticle R. 222-6 of the Mutual Code do no…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Creation of the solvency margin.

Article R334-17

…by Title 3 of Book 9 of the Social Security Code defined in the second paragraph of article R. 334-19. Unrealised losses on forward financial instruments for which no provision has been made are dedu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-42

…calculation is carried out at group level according to the first method mentioned in Article R. 356-19, the participating and parent undertakings mentioned respectively in the second and third paragra…

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