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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-3 (art. R322-27)

LIST OF PPE-SL SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE CODE OF SPORT 1. Head protection items such as helmets, light headgear. 2. Articles for the protection of all or part of the face such as mouthguards, m…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I

Article A38-2

The public prosecutor's annual report on the status and timeframes for the enforcement of sentences provided for by Article 709-2 may be freely consulted by any person who so requests. Before the last…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Indirect taxes

Article 1804 A

If the offender commits, within five years of a settlement or conviction that became final after the entry into force of the loi n° 77-1453 du 29 décembre 1977 modifiée accordant des garanties de proc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe XI

ANNEX TO ARTICLE R. 4134-1Number of members of regional economic, social and environmental councils and their distribution between collegesREGIONSFIRST collègeDEUXIÈME collègeTROISIÈME COLLÈGEQUATRIÈM…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-11

Each technical working group is chaired by an administration or recipient body designated by the strategic steering committee. It is made up of a representative of the single body and representatives…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe XII

Appendix XII to article R. 4332-2CRITERIAPONDERATION(in %)Region's share of :-The total number of jobseekers registered for more than six months in April of the previous year50The total number of work…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-8

In accordance with the provisions of articles R. 216 and R. 216-1, persons appointed as ad hoc administrators in criminal proceedings are awarded compensation corresponding to amounts Iaah 1 to Iaah 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Enforcement of custodial sentences.

Article A39-3

The list of prisons classified in the category of centres for managed sentences or comprising a section for managed sentences provided for in Article D. 72-1 is set as follows:- ward for managed sente…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-8

The strategic steering committee includes a representative of each of the ministers responsible for the single body and the bodies to which the formalities for companies submitted to the single body a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-3 (art. R122-4)

This annex does not include any provisions.

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