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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision of bodies offering continuing professional development activities

Article R4021-24

…g professional development initiatives within the framework of the guidelines defined in Article L. 4021-2 shall submit an application for registration to the National Agency for Continuing Profession…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation through the payment of an annual contribution

Article D5212-24

…deduction from the amount of the annual contribution mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 5212-9 is equal to the product of the number of employees, defined in accordance with the procedures…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-24

A sub-committee of the Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation is responsible for dealing with issues relating to the entertainment industry. It is made up of :…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R742-24

When a property is sold by mutual agreement, the notary in charge of the sale remits the price, as soon as it is collected, to the liquidator.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation at national level

Article R1114-24

The Executive Committee is made up of the President, the Vice-President(s), the Treasurer and members elected by the Board of Directors from among its members. The Union Nationale's Articles of Associ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XX ter: Declaration of overseas investments

Article 242 sexies

Persons who make investments benefiting from the provisions set out in Articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C, 217 undecies, 217 duodecies, 244 quater W, 244 quater X or 244 quater Y…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Processing of criminal records

Article R40-24

…ational gendarmerie units, or by customs officers authorised to carry out judicial police duties.It may contain personal data of the kind mentioned in I of article 8 of the law of 6 January 1978, sole…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-24

Football, handball, hockey and basketball goal cages may not be made available to users for the purposes of sporting activities or games, whether free of charge or in return for payment, if the equipm…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article L4132-24

The State representative in the region is responsible for national interests, compliance with the law and, under the conditions laid down by this code, administrative control. Under the conditions lai…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-8

…é des Normes Comptables and any similar body operating within a European or international framework may count towards the training obligation, under 5° of Article A. 822-28-3, provided that the person…

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