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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-5

Elections to the Board of Directors of the members referred to in 4° of article R. 114-4 shall be by single-ballot uninominal ballot. Each candidate is accompanied by a substitute. In the event of a t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Procedure

Article R4234-17

Articles R. 611-2 to R. 611-5 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to the communication of pleadings and exhibits, the first paragraph of article R. 611-7 relating to the grounds raised ex o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R4234-22

Articles R. 626-4 and R. 636-1 of the Code of Administrative Justice relating to notification of investigative measures and withdrawal are applicable before the Disciplinary Board of First Instance an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-8

…y. However, the sums seized and the sums arising from the disposal of assets provided for in 3° and 4° of Article 706-160 or the investment of these sums provided for in 4° of Article 760-163 shall be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49

…pedestrians;2° 11 euros for other 1st class contraventions;3° 35 euros for 2nd class contraventions;4° 68 euros for 3rd class contraventions;5° 135 euros for 4th class contraventions;6° 200 € for 5th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Orthoptists.

Article L4342-7

…3° The procedures for verifying the professional qualifications referred to in Article L. 4342-5; 4° The procedures for applying the obligation to transmit the information referred to in Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-9

…3° The procedures for verifying the professional qualifications referred to in article L. 4341-7 ; 4° The procedures for applying the obligation to transmit the information referred to in Article L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession of medical electroradiology manipulator

Article L4351-13

…3° The procedures for verifying the professional qualifications referred to in article L. 4351-8 ; 4° The procedures for applying the obligation to transmit the information referred to in Article L.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Governance system

Article R354-3-2

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings applying the equalisation adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-4, the volatility adjustment referred to in Article R. 351-6 or the transitional measures refe…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conciliation and mediation

Article L2397-1

The provisions of articles L. 2197-1, L. 2197-3 and L. 2197-4 apply.

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