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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed

Article R6331-48

The persons referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 6331-53 may only benefit from their training requests being paid for by the skills operator referred to in 1° of the same article if they a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Special insurance schemes

Article D443-4

The ministers responsible for agriculture and the economy grant approval for the constituent agreement if the following conditions are met: 1° The opinion of the Autorité de la concurrence referred to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-4 (art. A212-188)

Aptitude test I. - Technical test The technical test, a performance test which validates technical aptitude, is designed to check the candidate's ability to ride safely at a sustained speed over a cer…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-19

Where the trader has not reimbursed the consumer in accordance with the conditions set out in article L. 224-35, the sums owed by the professional are automatically increased by half.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L742-10

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Informing the authorities about risk prevention

Article R4411-44

The body referred to in Article L. 4411-4 is empowered to provide any person who so requests and who is interested in the protection of workers, in particular the occupational physician and members of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions independent of protective measures

Article 414-2

During his lifetime, the action for nullity belongs only to the person concerned. After his death, acts made by him, other than inter vivos gifts and wills, may only be challenged by his heirs, on the…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions independent of protective measures

Article 414-3

Anyone who has caused damage to others while under the influence of a mental disorder is no less obliged to make reparation.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of authorisation

Article R131-4

By way of derogation from 4° of article R. 131-3, the following may be approved regardless of how long they have been in existence: 1° Federations created by the transformation of a specialised commis…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Paragraph 1: The debtor's writ of summons

Article R322-4

Within two months of publication in the property register of the summons to pay (commandement de payer valant saisie), the pursuing creditor summons the distrainee debtor to appear before the enforcem…

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