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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-2

…on availability, long-term leave or parental leave may not take part in the ballot. Within college 5°, only high-level sportsmen and women enrolled in the establishment's French centres on the closin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Investor protection associations

Article L452-2

When several natural persons, identified in their capacity as investors, have suffered individual losses which have been caused by the act of the same person and which have a common origin, any associ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-17

…t prior to the decision to withdraw authorisation may be completed.By way of derogation from 4° and 5° of article 1844-7 of the Civil Code, the early dissolution of an electronic money institution may…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L541-1

I.-Financial investment advisers are persons who engage in the following activities on a regular professional basis: 1° Investment advice as referred to in 5 of article L. 321-1 ; 2° (Repealed) 3° Adv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-6

…ctice established by the Minister for Health on a proposal from the Biomedicine Agency" are deleted.5° Article L. 1233-1 is replaced by the following provisions:Art. L. 1233-1 -To be authorised to car…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-7

As stated in article 511-19-2 of the French Criminal Code, which is reproduced below:Art. 511-19-2 -The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 Euros:"1° Conserving emb…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

…212-3 ; 4° The dates on which the information mentioned in a and b of article L. 3211-3 was issued; 5° Where applicable, a reference to the decision to place the person under guardianship, curatorship…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article R331-12

When, within a period of one year following presentation of the recommendation referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 335-7-1, the member of the Autorité de régulation de la communication au…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Professional non-trading companies

Article R422-16

…partners; 3° The duration for which the company is formed; 4° The address of the registered office; 5° The nature and separate valuation of each of the contributions made by the partners; 6° The amoun…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 bis

…e code of taxes on goods and services in paper form in situations where electronic form is required;5° Failure to comply with the obligation to declare mentioned in 2° of Article L. 311-39 of the code…

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