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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals aged between sixteen and eighteen who declare that they wish to work

Article L421-35

…421-22 or L. 421-23; 3° A residence permit if they meet the conditions laid down in articles L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-4, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-4

…ubstances in the body are taken under the responsibility of the persons mentioned in article L. 232-11, who are qualified veterinarians; clinical and biological examinations must be carried out direct…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…rred to in articles R. 212-90-1 and R. 212-93; 9° Borrowing ; 10° Acceptance of gifts and legacies; 11° registering trademarks, patents and all intellectual property rights; 12° Legal proceedings, dis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-4

…iteria for assessing the training and experience required to approve the practitioners mentioned in 11° of the same article.In addition to its Chairman, the Steering Committee comprises :1° Representa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…1646-1,1792-1,1831-1 du code civil, as well as its subcontractors;9° Insurance broker;10° Surveyor;11° Bailiff;12° Notary;13° Syndic of co-ownership;II - Engages in one of the following activities:1°…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-8

…to any conflict of interest, within the meaning of paragraph 1 of article 2 of Law no. 2013-907 of 11 October 2013 on the transparency of public life, which may arise in the performance of their duti…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Number of points required

Article 211-13

…211-10 and 211-11; 2° Where applicable, the number of points is r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

…211-10 and 211-11 shall not be taken into account.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: General information

Article L721-7

…pliance with the specifications ; 10° The provisional financing of the defence and management body; 11° The specific elements of labelling; 12° Where applicable, the social and environmental commitmen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-5

…vestigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Sections 1, 2, 5, 10, 11 and 12 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;2° Sections 1 and 2 and subsections 1, 2 , 3 and 7 of S…

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