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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-4

…r the declaration provided for inarticle 5 of the law of 1 July 1901 on the contract of association;2° The minutes of the last three general meetings;3° Balance sheets and operating accounts for the l…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 bis

…ms administration's services. It is made up of : 1° Retired members of the customs administration ; 2° Volunteers under the conditions defined in articles 52 ter to 52 quinquies. The volunteers mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-8-1

…urity scheme or is the beneficiary of such a scheme to take part in the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 1121-1. Reasons must be given for this authorisation. It must be based on at least…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: European investigation decisions under Directive 2014/41/EU of 3 April 2014

Article 694-18

…han those participating in the team, a European Investigation Order may be issued for that purpose; 2° Where Articles 695-9-1 to 695-9-30 on the freezing of property liable to confiscation, where the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5a: On the transmission and enforcement of freezing orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 695-9-30-1

…investigating courts, the liberty and custody judge and the trial courts competent under this Code; 2° The authority responsible for enforcing freezing orders issued by the courts of another Member St…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions authorising the organisers of sporting events and competitions to process personal data for the purposes of Article L. 333-1-4

Article R333-8

…nd legal skills to: 1° Process the data contained in the database referred to in article R. 333-5 ; 2° Transmit to the Autorité Nationale des Jeux and to La Française des Jeux the requests for reconci…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR BOOK III

Article R2623-3

…and 3 of Chapter I of Title I relating to the energy and environmental performance of the vehicle; 2° The inclusion of the energy and environmental impact of the vehicle, throughout its lifetime, in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R*765-1

…1° Articles R. * 721-3, R. * 732-3, R. * 732-4 and R. * 744-24 are applicable in French Polynesia; 2° Article R. * 721-3 is worded as follows:"Art. R. * 721-3.-The Minister of the Interior is compete…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R*766-1

…ia: 1° Articles R. * 721-3, R. * 732-3, R. * 732-4 and R. * 744-24 are applicable in New Caledonia. 2° Article R. * 721-3 is worded as follows:"Art. R. * 721-3.-The Minister of the Interior is compete…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 911

Subject to the penalties provided for in articles 905-2 and 908 to 910, the pleadings are notified to the parties' lawyers within the time limit for their delivery to the court registry. Subject to th…

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