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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R49-19

Except in the cases provided for by articles 226-10 and 441-1 of the Criminal Code, for the author of a request for exoneration or a claim falling under the provisions of Article 529-10 of this code,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to the depositors' guarantee fund

Article L352-1

Members of the Management Board or Supervisory Board of the Depositors' Guarantee Fund and any person who, by virtue of their duties, has access to documents and information held by the Fund, shall be…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-29

The content of the specifications provided for in article R. 212-10-9 is set out in appendix II-2-1.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : Decision of the departmental cinematographic development commission

Article L212-9

Within the framework of the principles defined in article L. 212-6, the commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique decides on the following two criteria: 1° The potential effect on the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-11

When the asylum application is made by an unaccompanied minor, the president of the departmental council is immediately informed, in application of article L. 226-2-1 of the code de l'action sociale e…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-74

The provisions of article L. 226-4-1, relating to the proportion of members of the supervisory board of each sex, are applicable without threshold conditions to companies whose shares are admitted to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Aptitude test

Article A212-211

The aptitude test to which the Prefect may decide to subject the applicant, in whole or in part, under the conditions set out in article R. 212-90-1 and in 3° of article R. 212-93, is to verify the ap…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-6

The rector of the academic region, or the minister responsible for sports for the activities mentioned in c of 5° of article R. 212-7 and for the activity of mountain leader, may, by means of a reason…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-6

For each request for authorisation, a prefectoral order determines the composition of the departmental commission for cinema development. Local elected representatives are appointed in the capacity in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Bonus points for sporting titles

Article A212-115

Bonus points are awarded to candidates for the common part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier degré if they hold one or more of the sports qualifications listed in appendix II-5. Cand…

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