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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-6

The guarantee mentioned in article L. 112-5 comes to an end: 1° On the date on which the situation of the professional is no longer identical to that presented in the application; the procedures for e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article L421-13

A foreign national who comes to France on an assignment between establishments in the same company or between companies in the same group and who can prove, in addition to at least three months' profe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign trainees

Article L426-23

A foreign national who establishes that he or she is taking part in an internship in France under an internship agreement approved by the competent administrative authority and that he or she has suff…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE

Article L1211-4-1

Meeting in a restricted formation, the Local Finance Committee is consulted on the methods of evaluation and on the amount of compensation for transfers of powers between the State and the territorial…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
BOOK VII: SPECIAL PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L1711-3

For the application of Chapter IV of Title I of Book VI, the evaluation of expenditure incurred by the State in the exercise of competences transferred to the Department and communes of Mayotte and th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Compensatory benefits.

Article 276-4

The debtor of a compensatory allowance in the form of an annuity may, at any time, apply to the judge for the substitution of a capital sum for all or part of the annuity. The substitution is made in…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-4-1

When the children's judge orders an educational assistance measure pursuant to articles 375-2 to 375-4, it may propose a family mediation measure to the parents, unless violence against the other pare…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-1

Civil servants and employees of local authorities or their public establishments who hold a job for less than half the legal working time may be authorised by the local authority to combine this job w…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-4

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee is responsible for conciliating disputes between licence holders, sports agents, sports associations and companies and approved sports federations, wit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Obligation to qualify

Article L212-2

When the activity mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 is practised in a specific environment requiring compliance with special safety measures, it can only be practised with the posse…

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