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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-15 a (art. A322-72)

…C or PTH-120 skills corresponding to the mixes used in accordance with appendices III-17 a and III-18 a.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Financing

Article L2315-80

…4 in the absence of any indicator relating to professional equality provided for in article L. 2312-18 ; 2° By the committee, out of its operating budget, up to 20%, and by the employer, up to 80%, co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-26

…article 82 of the same regulation. The amount of prudential own funds referred to in Article R. 351-18 eligible to cover the Solvency Capital Requirement referred to in Article L. 352-1 is equal to th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R591-14

…er fingerprints taken pursuant to Article R. 521-7 are unusable," are deleted; 5° In Article R. 521-18, the reference to Article R. 521-7 is deleted; 6° Articles R. 522-1 and R. 522-2 do not apply; 7°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7122-20

…conditions laid down in the first paragraph.Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 7122-18, in the event of an emergency, the time limit provided for in the first paragraph of this article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-20

The temporary detention order referred to in Articles L. 722-18 and L. 722-19 may be appealed, by the person to whom the temporary detention order is notified, to the President of the High Court of Ap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Prevention of asbestos-related risks in buildings

Article R1334-14

…f joint ownership, the joint owners' association; 4° For the buildings mentioned in article R. 1334-18, the owner or owners of the building, or the syndicate of co-owners in the case of joint ownershi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Provisions relating to accountants.

Article D1874-1

I. - The articles R. 1617-1 to R. 1617-18, the articles D. 1617-19 to D. 1617-21, R. 1617-22, as it read prior to Decree no. 2018-967 of 8 November 2018, and D. 1617-23 shall apply to the communes of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable in the event of a finding that does not allow the ticket to be issued immediately

Article A37-15

…ce of offence. The characteristics of these documents are set out in the articles A. 37-16 to A. 37-18. When the official report recording the offence is drawn up in the offender's absence, a document…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-13

…te sheet which is enclosed with the consignment, in accordance with the provisions of Article A. 37-18. The fine notice form also includes information reminding the holder of the vehicle registration…

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