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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Approved federations

Article L131-8

I. - Approval may be granted by the Minister responsible for sport, under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, for a renewable period of eight years, to federations which, with a view t…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 62

I.-For the purposes of applying this Code, Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the EU and repealing Regul…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-3

I.-Shall not be validly registered and, if registered, shall be liable to be declared invalid a trade mark infringing earlier rights having effect in France, in particular: 1° An earlier trade mark :…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-113

The jury for the exams leading to the specific part is made up of the following people: 1° For the first-degree state diploma for sports instructors, organised in the form of an exam, continuous asses…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-15

I. - The European Central Bank shall withdraw the authorisation of a credit institution at the request of the institution.Pursuant to Articles 4 and 14 of Council Regulation (EU) No 1024/2013 of 15 Oc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-4

I.-For the application of article L. 2141-10 in Wallis and Futuna, in the first paragraph, the words: "The team calls upon, as necessary, a professional registered on the list mentioned in the second…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 17: Recovery methods

Article R412-33

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 : 1° Les dispositions des articles 1er, 2, des paragraphes 1 à 3, de l'article 9, de l'article 10, de l'article 11 des paragraphes 1 et 2 de l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Flat-rate grant.

Article L2334-7

I. - With effect from 2005, the lump-sum allocation comprises:1° A basic allocation intended to take account of the costs associated with the size of its population.With effect from 2011, this basic a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12° : Tax reduction for certain overseas investments

Article 199 undecies B

I. - Taxpayers domiciled in France within the meaning of Article 4 B may benefit from an income tax reduction for new productive investments they make in the overseas departments, Saint-Pierre-et-Miqu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-3

The evidence of formal qualifications required in application of 1° of Article L. 4111-1 is, for the practice of the profession of dental surgeon : 1° Either the French State diploma of doctor of dent…

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