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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R752-44-2

The authorisation provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 752-23 is granted to any legal entity meeting the following conditions:1° Neither it nor any of its legal representatives, members o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-4

…ciary of the trust has acquired free disposal of the property or right assigned pursuant to Article 2372-3, he shall pay to the settlor, where the value mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of that…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Assignment of sums of money as security

Article 2374-4

Where the assignee does not have free disposal of the sum assigned, the fruits and interest produced by it increase the basis of the guarantee, unless otherwise agreed. Where the assignee has free dis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-46-2

The Director of the Testing Department of the French Anti-Doping Agency and the competent international sports bodies shall send each other, by any means, information relating to the consents obtained…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Precautionary measures

Article L232-23-4

…d Substance or Specified Method within the meaning of the Prohibited List referred to in article L. 232-9, or where the profile of relevant parameters in an athlete's urine or blood shows the use of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Pseudonymous investigations

Article 230-46

Only for the purpose of establishing crimes and offences punishable by imprisonment committed via electronic communications, and where justified by the requirements of the investigation or enquiry, of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Geolocation

Article 230-44

…of the offence under investigation or enquiry or the missing person within the meaning of articles 74-1 or 80-4, where the purpose of these operations is to find the victim, the object stolen from him…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Controls.

Article R814-42-2

…Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, the Government Commissioners at the National Registration and Disciplinary Commission, the regional inspecting magistrates or the coordinating magistrate ment…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 464-2

…r electronically monitored house arrest, semi-liberty or work release, in accordance with the terms and conditions determined by the sentence enforcement judge; 2° Or, if the judge does not have the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-21

…sets the deadlines for receipt of applications, taking into account the complexity of the contract and the time required by economic operators to prepare their applications. The minimum time limit fo…

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