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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-4

…pplication for approval must include the following documents: 1° The documents referred to in 4° to 7°, and, where applicable, 8°, 10° and 11°, designated in article A. 311-3, updated, original or rec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Public sector companies and establishments.

Article L2282-3

…in the workshop or office; 6° The terms and form of the workshop or office council's intervention; 7° The links between two meetings with the management of the company or establishment and with the e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2343-4

When exceptional circumstances arise or decisions are taken which considerably affect the interests of employees, in particular in the event of relocation, closure of undertakings or establishments or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-4

Before and after the voluntary interruption of pregnancy, adult women are systematically offered a consultation with a person who has completed a qualifying course in marital counselling or any other…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-1

Health controls at borders are governed, within the territory of the French Republic, by the provisions of the health regulations adopted by the World Health Organisation in accordance with Articles 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Accreditation of the quality of professional practice

Article L4135-2

…t in Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, with the exception of 3°, 4°, 5°, 6° and 7°.The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution analyses these data, transmits them in aggre…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-38

…the address of his or her employer(s);6° The amount of his or her income, with supporting evidence;7° A description of the victim's losses, in particular any expenses incurred as a result of the acci…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Illegal businesses

Article R352-33

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution requires an insurance or reinsurance undertaking to submit a recovery plan pursuant toArticle L. 612-32 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L430-6

When a merger is the subject of an in-depth review pursuant to the last paragraph of III of Article L. 430-5, the Autorité de la concurrence examines whether it is likely to harm competition, in parti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single subsection: Advertising and general information

Article R313-1

…redit agreement; 5° The total amount owed by the borrower; 6° The amount and number of instalments; 7° Where applicable, a warning relating to any exchange rate fluctuations likely to alter the amount…

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