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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R8291-1-1

…the planned service is located or, if there is more than one place, the first of the planned services. For the application of the last paragraph of article L. 8291-3, the application, accompanied by t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Conditions for authorisation to carry out certain sampling procedures

Article R6213-12

…t any of the conditions mentioned in article R. 6213-11 may only carry out the following procedures with a view to medical biology examinations, if they also prove that they hold the corresponding cer…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Approval of organised adapted holidays.

Article R412-15

…R. 331-6 and…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 3: Seizure in the hands of a third party

Article R221-23

…or untruthful declaration exposes him to be declared guarantor of the sums claimed from the debtor without prejudice to an order to pay damages; 4° An inventory of the goods seized, including a detai…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Allocation of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-9

…222-7, by the payment to production companies of advances exclusively r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-3

…stitut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance is administered by a Board of Directors. It includes a scientific, medical and training council as well as a council for the life of athle…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Physical and sporting activities in a specific environment

Article R212-10

Validation of acquired experience with a view to obtaining a diploma for teaching, leading or supervising an activity mentioned in article R. 212-7 of this code, or training its participants, is subje…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-3

…re or the Minister for Sport, the conditions of practice are established by the supervisory ministers. The compliance with article L. 212-1 of this Code of the professional diplomas or qualifications…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Deposit of title and registration of works

Article L122-2

…entioned in the first paragraph, he shall file the title of the cinematographic or audiovisual work with the public film and audiovisual register under the conditions provided for in…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Organisation of certain film screenings

Article L214-1

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