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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Commencement of duties.

Article R6152-15

…ioners appointed under 5° of article R. 6152-7 who, before the entry into force of decree no. 2020-1182 of 28 September 2020 relating to the modification of the salary scale for full-time hospital pra…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-20

…al personal injury or destruction, damage and deterioration punishable by the articles 222-1 to 222-18 and 322-1 to 322-13 of the Penal Code when public action has been initiated by the public prosecu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Examination of the sports agent's licence

Article R222-15

…dmitted to the first test or have been exempted in accordance with the provisions of article R. 222-18 may sit the second test. The programme and the written or oral nature of each test are made publi…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 8: Contract for the enjoyment of immovable property on a timeshare basis

Article L211-24

Natural or legal persons registered in the register referred to in I of article L. 211-18 of this code may enter into any timeshare contract governed by articles L. 224-69 et seq. of the French Consum…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-19

…articles L. 115-17 and L. 115-18 are subject to a surcharge of 10%. The rate of the increase is raised to 40% in the eve…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Exercise of the right of recourse

Article R212-7-24

…authorisation decision, from the latest of the publicity measures provided for in articles R. 212-7-18 and R. 212-7-19.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-6

…ook I;3° Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII of Title I of Book II;4° Sections 2a, 3, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 and subsections 3 and 4 of Section 6 of Chapter IV of Title II of Book II;5° Chapter V…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-66

…lysis by the laboratory called in by the French Anti-Doping Agency in application of article L. 232-18 is carried out under the technical conditions provided for by international standards.The storage…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: National harmonisation

Article A212-40

The national harmonisation provided for in article R. 212-10-18 is based on:-the regional directors of youth, sport and social cohesion, who are responsible for drawing up regional schedules of prereq…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-77

…all provide proof to the diving master of the skills mentioned in Annexes III-14 a, III-17 a or III-18 a, in particular by presenting a certificate or diploma and, where appropriate, a logbook enablin…

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