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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-22

The Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, shall publish in the Official Journal of the French Republic the list of candidates authorised to take the test.The date and place of the tests shall be n…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-178

Any person exercising or wishing to exercise the functions covered by article L. 212-1 must be able to present to the department responsible for examining the declaration file a medical certificate st…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article A424-4

The total amount of operating subsidies intended for sports associations in French Polynesia, determined by the Board of Directors of the National Centre for the Development of Sport, is allocated to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article A232-2

The currency used for the corporate income tax report referred to in Article L. 233-28-1 is the currency used for the preparation of the consolidated financial statements of the company to which the r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-1

The cashing of cheques, stipulated as payable to the Registrar of the Commercial Courts or the company holding the office, or endorsed to the order of the Registrar of the Commercial Courts or the com…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Special provisions for people with disabilities

Article A212-158

The specialised committee authorised to propose the implementation of special provisions for disabled people applying for a sports educator's certificate is chaired by the person in charge of employme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-152

A special test designed to assess the candidate's knowledge is organised during a forty-hour orientation and selection course. This course should enable the team of trainers to assess the trainee's te…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Obligation to declare

Article A322-4

The declaration of the initial opening of a swimming pool or bathing area provided for in article L. 1332-1 of the Public Health Code must be accompanied by supporting documentation. These documents a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A113-1

Insurance contracts relating to the operations mentioned in 5° of article L. 310-1 and with a term of more than three years must include the following clause: The duration of this contract shall be st…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A131-4

The substitution of a unit of account for units of account of a comparable nature, as provided for in article R. 131-4 , is authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution on the ba…

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