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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22

…ollege may delegate some of its powers under this I to the President of the Agency.When the College decides to initiate proceedings pursuant to this Article, the Secretary General of the Agency shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 706-47-4

…mes and offences referred to in Article 706-47 of this Code; 2° The crimes referred to in Articles 221-1 to 221-5,222-7,222-8,222-10 and 222-14 of the Penal Code and, when committed on a minor under f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…ion of Outdoor Sports Centres; 20° The Director of Tourism at the Ministry responsible for Tourism; 21° The President of the most representative professional organisation of climbing instructors; 22°…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-2

The Minister of Finance and the Minister of the Interior may decide to prohibit, for a renewable period of six months, any movement or transfer of funds to or from accounts identified as being held by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3136-1

…tted using a vehicle.The officers referred to in article 20 and in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of article 21 of the Code of Criminal Procedure and customs officers may draw up official reports of the offenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Penalties applicable.

Article L3421-5

…judicial police and deputy officers of the judicial police mentioned in article 20 and 1° ofarticle 21 of the code of criminal procedure are empowered, for the purposes of investigating and establishi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…Article L. 356-7-1 specify the procedures applied by the supervisory authorities concerned: 1° For decisions relating to applications for approval of internal models and the level of supplementary ca…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK III: Certain forms of sale and exclusivity clauses.

Article L310-5

A fine of 15,000 euros shall be imposed:1° Carrying out a liquidation without the prior declaration mentioned in article L. 310-1 or in disregard of the conditions laid down in that article;2° Carryin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: MEASURES FOLLOWING CONTROLS

Article L524-3

…pplication, under the conditions provided for in the 8 of the I of article 6 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy, to any person mentioned in 2 of I of the same ar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant.

Article L2334-22-2

I.- By way of derogation, the new communes mentioned in article L. 2113-1 created after the promulgation of law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of local authorities, which have 10,000…

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