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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Declarations to be made by legal entities

Article R123-53

…micile, is exercising the option opened by the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 123-11-1 ;6° Its principal activities;7° Its duration as set out in the articles of association;8° In th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-26

…ence of imprisonment with an obligation to perform community service into a sentence of days' fine; 11° The conversion of a sentence of community service into a sentence of days' fine; 12° The lifting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R1418-13

…a threshold it determines; 10° Subsidies granted by the Agency in excess of a specified threshold; 11° Legal proceedings and settlements; 12° The Agency's participation in public interest groups, eco…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation system

Article R2142-1

…nd preparation and conservation of germ tissue for autologous use in application of Article L. 2141-11 ; f) Conservation of embryos with a view to a parental project or in application of 2° of II of A…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6123-202

…he spinal cord; 9° Ophthalmological surgery; 10° Otorhinolaryngological and cervico-facial surgery; 11° Urological surgery. The specific therapeutic practice(s) implemented are specified in the applic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-17

…notification of the region's participation, the procedure provided for in e and f of article L. 421-11 of the Education Code shall be applied, subject to the second paragraph of article L. 114-13 of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Federal performance projects

Article R221-18

…The procedures for implementing the sports and citizenship training provided for in article L. 221-11; g) The procedures for monitoring and evaluating the federal performance project.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Crimes and offences against the fundamental interests of the Nation

Article 702

…e. When the acts prosecuted constitute a crime or an offence provided for and punished by articles 411-1 to 411-11 and 413-1 to 413-12 of the Criminal Code or a related offence, jurisdiction is vested…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-2

…e pneumococcal infections;8° Against serogroup C meningococcus;9° Against measles;10° Against mumps;11° Against rubella. II.Persons with parental authority or who act as guardians for minors are perso…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-9

…s and means of sea and air transport at the points of entry to the country mentioned in article L. 3115-11 before their departure, in order to combat the international spread of disease. These health…

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