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Showing 941950 of 66753 articles for Art. s. L. 221-1 & L. 221-2

French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16-2

…e precise circumstances of the event and place on which it is based, and the area to which it applies. Failure by the persons concerned to comply with the order issued pursuant to the first two paragr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-2

…d conclude the substitution agreement or arrangement provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 2261-14. The duration of this agreement may not exceed three years. The agreement or arrangement…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10-2

…menting the disciplinary powers it derives from the disciplinary regulations referred to in article L. 131-8. The Agency shall be informed of the action taken on its referral and may submit observatio…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-1-2

…erest which are not offered or intended to be offered for sale; e) State tax or social security debts.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-14-2

…s allowing wide distribution to the general public and to healthcare professionals and establishments. The refusal to take this decision is also made public under the same conditions at the Agency's e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-12-2

…beration and has a period of two months from its referral to give an opinion to the municipal council. Where the syndicate committee has not been set up, the municipal council's deliberation is publis…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Audiovisual production contract

Article L132-28-1

The contract authorising the communication to the public of a work on an on-demand audiovisual media service within the meaning of Article 2 of Law no. 86-1067 of 30 September 1986 provides for the tr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for the formation of the contract.

Article L6222-2

…son registered as a high-level sportsperson on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 of the French Sports Code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-2

…paragraph is open to the policyholder. For motor third party liability insurance defined in article L. 211-1 and for the insurance mentioned in g of article 7 of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29-1

Company or establishment agreements concluded in accordance with the procedures set out in paragraphs 1 to 3 of this sub-section may not come into force until they have been filed with the administrat…

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