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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12 (art. A212-176)

DECLARATION BY PERSONS WISHING TO TEACH, LEAD OR SUPERVISE ONE OR MORE PHYSICAL OR SPORTING ACTIVITIES OR TRAIN PARTICIPANTS IN RETURN FOR PAYMENTTo be submitted to the Direction Départementale de la…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13-1

If a property loan within the meaning of Chapter III of Title I of Book III of the Consumer Code subject to the provisions relating to the assessment of consumer solvency includes as a precondition th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Maintaining the business.

Article R641-21

The court clerk shall notify the other party to the contract of the decision of the juge-commissaire granting the liquidator, or the administrator where one has been appointed, the extension provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Status of employees.

Article D5424-21

The date of resumption of work for an unemployed employee is decided by the employer or the project manager's representative on the worksite. The employee will be informed of this date by means of a n…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Savings account holders

Article R6341-21

The holder of a savings account may be exempted from repayment in exceptional circumstances, by decision of the authority signing the agreement or, in the case of a training course not covered by an a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Gifts and legacies.

Article D2573-25

I. - The articles R. 2242-1 to R. 2242-6 shall apply to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the application of article R. 2242-2, the words: "Mini…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Appeals to the Court of Appeal against decisions of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property

Article R411-25

Appeals shall be brought before the Court of Appeal by deed containing, in addition to the particulars prescribed by 3° of Article 54 of the Code of Civil Procedure, and on pain of nullity:1° The uniq…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable to CCI France.

Article D712-25

CCI France benefits from earmarked taxes of all kinds, from the resources mentioned in article L. 710-1 and from contributions from the chambers of commerce and industry. Failing specific arrangements…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-21

The statutory auditor appointed to a public interest entity or finance company for a statutory audit engagement shall publish on its website a transparency report, relating in particular to its own st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers.

Article R4532-25

A natural person is deemed to be competent to perform the role of coordinator during the design, study and project development phase of the work if he can provide evidence of :1° Professional experien…

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