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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L2123-14-1

I. - The municipalities that are members of a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status may decide to entrust the latter, under the conditions provided for by arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Restrictive competition practices

Article L442-1

I.-Any person engaged in production, distribution or service activities, in the context of commercial negotiation, the conclusion or performance of a contract, is liable and obliged to compensate the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5461-3

Presenting medical devices that do not comply with the provisions of articles R. 5211-12 and R. 5211-17 at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions or demonstrations without displaying a sign cle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article D1254-1

The amount of the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 1254-26 which the freelance administration company must provide in respect of a given year is at least equal to 10% of the payroll for…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to ski lifts and conveyors.

Article R342-19

Articles R. 2241-8 to R. 2241-10, R. 2241-12 to R. 2241-15, R. 2241-17 and R. 2241-18, R. 2241-21 to R. 2241-26 and R. 2241-30, R. 2241-34 to R. 2241-36 are applicable to ski lift and conveyor service…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-9

In accordance with Article 23 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in order to guarantee the right of residence of legal residents and to combat the illegal entry and residence of foreigne…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article R628-1

The accelerated safeguard procedure is subject to the regulatory provisions applicable to the safeguard procedure with the exception of articles R. 621-20, R. 621-26, R. 622-11, R. 622-13, R. 626-17,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-20

The processing of personal data mentioned in article R. 332-14 implemented by the organisers of profit-making sporting events must be declared to the Commission Nationale de l'Informatique et des Libe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-5

The amount of aid for operations of a collective nature may not exceed 75% of the expenditure mentioned in Article 634-3 and respects, where applicable, the intensity rate provided for in Article 3 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Settlement proposed by the mayor and approval by the public prosecutor

Article R15-33-65

Where the transaction consists of the performance of unpaid work, the provisions of articles 131-23, 131-24 of the Penal Code and articles R. 623-14, R. 623-16 and R. 623-17 of the Penitentiary Code a…

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