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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-14

…rench language and which is approved under the conditions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat may exercise the rights granted to civil parties in respect of infringements of the provisions of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Appearance of the accused

Article 417

…the president shall inform him, if he has not received this information before the hearing, that he may, at his request, have a defence counsel appointed by the court. If the accused makes this reques…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L131-6

…s. With a view to issuing the licence, sports associations collect the full identity of persons who may be concerned by the provisions ofarticle L. 212-9, under conditions defined by a decree issued a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-10

…s companies and public limited sports companies are allocated to the constitution of reserves which may not give rise to any distribution. As an exception to the provisions of the first paragraph, soc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional leagues

Article L132-1

Delegated sports federations may set up a professional league to represent, manage and coordinate the professional sports activities of their affiliated associations and sports companies.Where, in acc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-6

The French Anti-Doping Agency may provisionally, temporarily or definitively prohibit the owner or trainer of an animal to which a prohibited substance has been administered or a prohibited procedure…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-58

…ice a year when convened by its Chairman. The agenda is set by the Chairman. The Board of Directors may only deliberate if at least half of its members are present. If the quorum is not reached, the B…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other missions of general interest and other activities

Article L141-7

…with the State's agreement. At the request of the State or with its agreement, the Banque de France may also provide services on behalf of the State or third parties. These services are remunerated in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Master and feeder UCITS

Article L214-22-1

…he feeder UCITS enters into an information exchange agreement with the master UCITS. This agreement may, however, be replaced by internal conduct of business rules when both funds are managed by the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-19

…ployment contract from expiring.However, where the contract includes a renewal clause, the employer may only refuse to renew the contract during the periods of suspension if he can prove a real and se…

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