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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2651-2

…ents, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-2

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence of unlawful lending of labour as provided for in Article L. 8241-1…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-2

…cted by a criminal judgment for one of the offences of illegal employment mentioned in Articles L. 8224-1, L. 8224-2, L. 8224-5, L. 8234-1, L. 8234-2, L. 8243-1, L. 8256-2 and L. 8256-7 to an addition…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: POWERS

Article L3642-2

I. - 1. Without prejudice to Article L. 2212-2 of this Code and notwithstanding article L. 1311-2 and to the second paragraph of l'article L. 1331-1 du code de la santé publique, the President of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L232-28

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out in article 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 232-26 shall incur, in addition to the fine se…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VII: Provisions relating to the supplementary supervision of regulated entities in a financial conglomerate.

Article L356-26

…itle III of Book VI of the same Code, without prejudice to the sector-specific rules referred to in 2° of Article L. 517-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code which are applicable to them.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-23

…rtif (COSMOS) ; c) Three representatives of the Conseil national des employeurs associatifs (CNEA). 2° As regards employees : Eight representatives proposed by the trade union organisations mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Compensation for the consequences of health risks

Article L1544-2

Sections 1, 2 and 3 of Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of this Part, with the exception of Articles L. 1142-1-1, L. 1142-2, L. 1142-4, the first two paragraphs of Article L. 1142-8 and Article L. 114…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Market surveillance

Article L4314-2

…means of protection from being subjected to the operations mentioned in articles L. 4311-3 and L. 4321-2, to withdraw them from the market and to recall them; 2° or to make the performance of these op…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating conditions.

Article R4644-2

…of the occupational risk prevention consultant registered under the conditions laid down in section 2 is subject to the conclusion of an agreement between the latter and the employer or the president…

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