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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: State

Article L111-2

The collective sports services plan, drawn up in accordance with articles 2 and 10 of law no. 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development, defines the State's objectives for develop…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Self-employed door-to-door salespeople.

Article L135-2

…e sale of the company's products or services, carried out under the conditions mentioned in Article L. 135-1. The contract specifies the nature of these services, defines the conditions under which th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Commercial guarantee

Article L217-23

…ourable conditions than those described in the first paragraph. The requirements set out in Article L. 217-22 are applicable to the commercial guarantee of durability.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-2

…ly and professionally and gains access to independence.Subject to the exceptions set out in article L. 413-5, foreign nationals who sign up to the personalised republican integration programme enter i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article L431-2

…t, subject to new circumstances, in particular for health reasons, and without prejudice to article L. 611-3, they may not, on expiry of this period, apply for admission to residence.The conditions fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1121-2

…ct discriminatory measure, in particular with regard to remuneration, within the meaning of Article L. 3221-3, profit-sharing measures or the distribution of shares, training, redeployment, assignment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Trial period.

Article L1221-24

…the company at the end of a training period of more than two months, within the meaning of article L. 124-6 of the Education Code, the duration of this training period is taken into account for the o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Manufacture and sale of beverages.

Article L3322-2

None of the beverages referred to in Article L. 3322-1 may, in France and in all territories under French jurisdiction, be supplied by the manufacturer or importer, held, transported, offered for sale…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The status of the sole trader

Article L526-23

The derogation provided for in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 526-22 only applies to claims arising from the date of registration in the register to which the sole trader is subject for his busine…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Non-seizability of the principal residence

Article L526-2

The declaration provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 526-1, received by a notary under penalty of nullity, contains a detailed description of the assets and an indication of whether they…

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