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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Distribution of tasks and responsibilities between the State and the Regions

Article L114-4

…uneration of State employees working in sports resource, expertise and performance centres, subject to article L. 114-6 ; 2° Supervision of athletes and trainees and operating expenses directly linked…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 411-82

The same project may not give rise to the award of selective aid and: 1° Pre-production production aid or production programme aid provided for in this section, with the exception of projects giving r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Offering of banking transactions to individuals resident in France by credit institutions having their registered office in a state that is on the list of states receiving official development assistance and that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L318-4

Each year, the credit institutions referred to in Article L. 318-1 provide the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution with a report on the transactions carried out under this chapter, in acc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L356-4

I.-In the case provided for in Article L. 356-3, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may decide, after consultation with the group supervisor and the ultimate parent undertaking at EU…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L733-4

The administrative authority may require the foreign national under house arrest to surrender his passport or any document proving his identity, under the conditions laid down in article L. 814-1.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: Ordinary procedure.

Article 910-4

…x officio, the parties must submit, as early as the submissions mentioned in articles 905-2 and 908 to 910, all their claims on the merits. Inadmissibility may also be invoked by the party against who…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Water production, distribution and conditioning installations, sharing of responsibilities

Article R1321-47

…th at the point of compliance mentioned in 1° ofarticle R. 1321-5 and where this risk is not linked to the public or private facilities supplying water to the public, the Prefect nevertheless ensures…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Protected areas.

Article L3335-4

The sale and distribution of drinks in groups 3 to 5 as defined in article L. 3321-1 is prohibited in stadiums, physical education halls, gymnasiums and, in general, in all establishments for physical…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Explanations provided to the borrower and assessment of his creditworthiness

Article R341-3

A creditor or credit intermediary who contravenes the provisions of article L. 312-15 is punishable by the fine laid down for 5th class offences.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification to the Banque de France of payment incidents and regularisations.

Article R131-31

The drawee notifies the Banque de France of the adjustment no later than the second business day following the justification. Where the account holder has been the subject of several non-payment notic…

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