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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: High-level sportspeople

Article A231-3

…of top-level athletes and annually for subsequent registrations, top-level athletes must undergo : 1° A medical examination carried out by a sports doctor, including : a) A clinical examination inclu…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Mandatory nature of the retail declaration.

Article 84

1. All imported or exported goods must be covered by an accounting declaration assigning them a customs procedure. 2. Exemption from duties and taxes, either on entry or on exit, does not dispense fro…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CHECKING RIGHTS OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE

Article L813-12

The measures of restraint applied to foreign nationals detained pursuant to article L. 813-1 are strictly proportionate to the need for verification operations and for keeping them at the disposal of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Lawyers' fees

Article A444-192

The acts performed in relation to the distribution of the price (number 4 of table 6) give rise to the collection of the emolument charged by judicial representatives pursuant to article A. 663-28.Whe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of toxicovigilance

Article R1340-7

…th the rules guaranteeing the confidentiality of information covered by medical or business secrecy:1° To organisations responsible for toxicovigilance ;1° bis To the Institut national de recherche et…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: General system of acquits-à-caution.

Article 121

1. The Director General of Customs and Excise may authorise the replacement of the acquit-à-caution by any document in lieu thereof, valid for one or more operations and offering the same guarantees.…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Grazing land.

Article 180

1. Animals belonging to the categories referred to in Article 208 below which are to graze outside the Customs territory must be the subject of acquits-à-caution by which the exporters undertake to re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks of national centres of reference

Article D1413-47

In carrying out their missions, the national reference centres shall comply with: 1° General specifications drawn up by the Minister for Health after consultation with the National Public Health Agenc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Validation of data in the National Register of Companies and checks carried out by certain authorities

Article R123-269

The results of the checks carried out pursuant to Article L. 123-40 are brought to the attention of the keeper of the National Register of Companies without delay through the intermediary of the singl…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts, when the policyholder or subscriber exercises his surrender option less than two months after the substitution referred to in article L. 160-11, the ind…

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