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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Disciplinary sanctions

Article R222-40

…The person being prosecuted is notified of the complaints, given a period in which to respond and may consult the entire case file before the hearing. The defendant is summoned to the hearing. They…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: General and compulsory formalities on pain of nullity of seizure reports.

Article 324

…seizure. Where there are several Customs offices or posts in the same locality, the seized articles may be transported to any one of them. b) When they cannot be taken immediately to the office or pos…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Operating credit

Article L313-12

…loans, other than occasional loans, granted by a credit institution or finance company to a company may only be reduced or interrupted following written notification and the expiry of a notice period…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Exploitation in the form of videograms

Article L231-1

A cinematographic work may be exploited in the form of videograms intended for sale or rental for the private use of the public after a period of four months from the date of its release in cinemas. T…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-105

…e share capital or a shareholders' association meeting the conditions set out in Article L. 225-120 may request that items or draft resolutions be included on the agenda. These items or draft resoluti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members to the board of directors of the Ecole nationale des sports de montagne and to the advisory boards of the Ecole nationale de ski et d'alpinisme and the Centre national de ski nordique et de moyenne montagne

Article A211-51

…and stand for election in colleges 1 to 7. Staff on availability, long-term leave or parental leave may not take part in the ballot. Within College 8, only trainees enrolled on the closing date of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opticians.

Article L4362-10

…ctive lenses or contact lenses are dispensed for the first time following a prescription, opticians may adapt the prescription with the written agreement of the prescribing practitioner. Opticians may…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-10

…requested deferment of publication for three years at the time of filing. Deferment of publication may only relate to the entire filing. Publication only takes place at the end of the three-year peri…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 9: Account overdrafts

Article R312-32

…e the credit agreement is concluded and, where applicable, the conditions under which these charges may be amended; 7° The annual percentage rate of charge, using a representative example setting out…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-3

The President of the Departmental Council is solely responsible for administration. He may delegate by decree, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise of part of his functions to the vi…

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