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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article R3231-3

The provisions of articles R. 1511-36 to R. 1511-39 are applicable to the departments.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-31

Exclusion from the course may be ordered by the Board on disciplinary grounds after the person concerned has been given the opportunity to present his defence.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-30

At the end of the traineeship, the Board shall issue a certificate of aptitude for the profession of auctioneer to the trainee who has demonstrated his/her aptitude to practise the profession.If not,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Recruitment methods and means of monitoring employee activity

Article L2312-38

The Social and Economic Committee shall be informed, prior to their use, of any methods or techniques used to assist in the recruitment of job applicants and of any changes thereto. It shall also be i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-16

In the cases provided for in Articles L. 511-15 and L. 511-15-1, the funds repayable from the public referred to in Article L. 312-2 and the other repayable funds are repaid by the credit institution…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-38

…ference framework is made up of an activity reference framework which describes the work situations and activities carried out, and the trades or jobs targeted, and a skills reference framework which…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-36

…tat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (state diploma in youth, popular education and sport) is awarded for the speciality of "sports development" or for the speciality of "socio-edu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-35

…tat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (State diploma in youth, popular education and sport) is a State diploma registered in the répertoire national des certifications professionnel…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Litigation concerning the invalidity and revocation of trademarks

Article L716-3

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition

Article R6144-3-2

The distribution and number of seats on the committee are determined for each category by the institution's internal regulations, which ensure a minimum and balanced representation of all the institut…

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