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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2

Articles L. 222-2-1 to L. 222-2-8 apply to: 1° Salaried professional athletes, defined as any person whose remunerated activity is the pursuit of a sporting activity in a legally subordinate relations…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-4

I.- Within the framework of the missions provided for in articles L. 451-1 to L. 451-1-2 and L. 451-3, the information body mentioned in article L. 451-1 of the present code and the insurance companie…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
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Article L1471-1

…f 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDL. 1 to L. 6 In Book IL. 1100-1 In Title IL. 1110-1 to L. 1113-1 In Title IIL. 1120-1 to L. 1122-1 B…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1461-1

…f 26 November 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS THEY STANDL. 1 to L. 6 In Book IL. 1100-1 In Title IL. 1110-1 to L. 1113-1 In Title IIL. 1120-1 to L. 1122-1 B…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L2192-15

…cial relations between Member States and the contracting entities mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 are liable to an administrative fine of up to two million euros for exceeding the maximum…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L3133-14

…cial relations between Member States and the contracting entities mentioned in 2° and 3° of Article L. 1212-1 are liable to an administrative fine of up to two million euros for exceeding the maximum…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-19

The managers and employees of the persons mentioned in 1° to 7°c of Article L. 561-2 may disclose to the judicial authority or to officers of the judicial police acting under delegation that informati…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Other cases of recourse to expert appraisal

Article L2315-92

…t may be appointed by the Social and Economic Committee: 1° Under the conditions set out in article L. 2312-41 relating to mergers; 2° Under the conditions set out in articles L. 2312-63 et seq. relat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L3631-2

…d agents de la Ville de Paris (City of Paris police officers), referred to respectively in articles L. 511-1, L. 521-1, L. 523-1 and L. 531-1 of the Code de la sécurité intérieure (Internal Security C…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-3

…ife is practised illegally by : 1° Any person who habitually performs the acts mentioned in article L. 4151-1 without fulfilling the conditions required by this book for the practice of the profession…

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