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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: One-off assistance for apprentice employers

Article L6243-1-2

…and advises companies liable for the additional apprenticeship contribution referred to in article L. 6242-1 in their recruitment of young people or adults through apprenticeship or professionalisati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations

Article L152-1-2

I.-The obligation to declare and the obligation to disclose referred to in Articles L. 152-1 and L. 152-1-1 shall not be deemed to have been fulfilled if the information provided is incorrect or incom…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Collection, preparation and storage of blood, blood components and labile blood products.

Article L1221-10-2

…lth establishment, in an army hospital or in one of the structures mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 1221-10 and due to the latter, of the legislative and regulatory requirements relating to the sto…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct

Article L519-4-2

…ore entering into a banking transaction or payment service, the intermediary referred to in Article L. 519-1 must provide the customer with information relating in particular to his identity, his regi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5211-17-2

…the conditions set out in the second to fifth paragraphs and in the last two paragraphs of article L. 5211-17. The deliberations mentioned in the second paragraph of the same article L. 5211-17 defin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-11

…competition by a contract of employment. The presumption of salaried status provided for inarticle L. 7121-3 of the French Labour Code does not apply to an athlete whose conditions of practice are de…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Consumer rights

Article L224-25-13

The digital content or digital service conforms to the contract if it meets in particular, where applicable, the following criteria: 1° It corresponds to the description, type, quantity and quality, i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Mobility leave

Article L1237-18-2

The collective agreement determines :1° The duration of the mobility leave ;2° The conditions that the employee must meet in order to benefit from it;3° The terms and conditions for the employee's acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Definitions and scope of application

Article L411-2-1

Special conditions may be attached to the following offers of financial securities or shares to the public: 1° A public offer of less than a certain amount. The total amount of the offer is calculated…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Securities issued by the State

Article L213-21-1

…ancial securities held in a securities account maintained by an intermediary referred to in article L. 211-3 and financial securities held in a securities account maintained by the French State may re…

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