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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: PUBLIC SERVICE CONTRACTS

Article L1411-16

The provisions of article L. 1411-13 are applicable to the regions. The place where these documents are made available to the public is the regional headquarters. These documents may also be made avai…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to declare activity

Article L212-11

Persons carrying out the activities mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 212-1 for remuneration must declare their activity to the administrative authority. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-10

The transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 must be publicised in a manner determined by decree. This decree specifies the conditions under which failure to publicise the transaction will result…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Constitution and membership.

Article L1253-6

When an employers' group is set up, it informs the Labour Inspectorate. The list of members of the grouping is kept permanently available for inspection by the labour inspectorate referred to in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-17

Disregarding, directly or through an intermediary, the ban on carrying out the activity of freelance administration ordered by the court pursuant to the last paragraph of article L. 1255-14 is punisha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-7

Compulsory or optional social benefits in the form of benefits in kind intended to cover all or part of the cost of the services mentioned in B of article L. 1271-1 may be paid in the form of a specia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Participation of users in the operation of the healthcare system

Article L1114-4

Any person may refer to the regional conciliation and compensation commission referred to in article L. 1142-5, meeting as a conciliation body, any dispute relating to respect for the rights of patien…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-9

…ourt compensation agreement is proposed to the parties by the mediator. It must be accepted by the claimant association and at least one of the defendants in the action brought under article L. 1143-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-9

The costs corresponding to the obligations of the person responsible for a swimming pool or artificial bathing area as set out in this chapter are to be borne by that person. The conditions relating t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1447-2

For the application of article L. 1434-12-2 in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, references to the General Tax Code are replaced by references to locally applicable texts wi…

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