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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Good repute

Article L212-9

…cle 221-6 ; 2° Chapter II of Title II, with the exception of the first paragraph of article 222-19; 3° Chapters III, IV, V and VII of Title II;4° Chapter II of Title I of Book III of the same Code;5°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-7

…n Article 706-47 and for carrying out the procedures provided for in Articles 706-53-5 et 706-53-8 ;3° To prefects and State administrations, the list of which is determined by the decree provided for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-89-1

…s been proposed expresses a refusal or fails to make a decision within the time limit stipulated in 3° of II of article R. 232-89 ; 2° If no agreement is reached within the time limit mentioned in the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Supervision, inspection and discipline.

Article L811-12

…s public prosecutor. It may impose the following disciplinary penalties:1° A warning;2° A reprimand;3° A temporary ban for a period not exceeding five years;4° Removal from the list of judicial admini…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1464 I

…ital is held continuously:a) By natural persons;b) Or by a company meeting the conditions of 1° and 3° and at least 50% of whose capital is held by natural persons;3° The company is not linked to anot…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-6

…orce or by the commander of the gendarmerie group, responsible for the removal of foreign nationals;3° Judicial police officers from the national police and gendarmerie services, individually designat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Powers of the regions

Article L6121-1

…training initiatives for the benefit of the public mentioned in the first paragraph of this article;3° It concludes an agreement with the départements that wish to contribute to the funding of collect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article R224-1

…rticle L. 224-3 of this Code are : 1° The assets, units or shares listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7°, 7° ter, 7° quater and 8° of article R. 332-2 of the Insurance Code ; 2° Shares in co…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2-1

…ing their identity and nationality; 2° All proof of the diplomas, certificates or titles they hold; 3° All proof enabling the content and level of post-secondary studies successfully completed to be a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe G

Statement of mandatory information in supporting documents for public contractsI. - With regard to public contracts below the amount from which contracts are concluded in writing (1) A. - Where the pu…

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