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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article R232-74

…ithin which the Agency must notify the sportsperson of its decision. If the Agency does not respond to an application for a Therapeutic Use Exemption within this period, it will be deemed to have reje…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consular higher education establishments

Article R711-79

The agreement signed by a consular higher education establishment pursuant to article L. 711-19 specifies in particular:1° The academic objectives pursued by the establishment;2° The principles govern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Swimming pools and bathing areas.

Article L1332-7

Detailed rules for the application of this chapter relating to bathing water shall be determined by decree, and in particular :1° The health regulations which bathing waters must comply with, dependin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Therapeutic use exemptions

Article D232-72

The authorisation to use a prohibited substance or method for therapeutic purposes, provided for inarticle L. 232-2, is granted when each of the following conditions is met on a balance of probabiliti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 763-8

Where socio-judicial supervision has been imposed on a person sentenced to a term of criminal imprisonment of fifteen years or more for one of the offences referred to in Article 706-53-13, the region…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Traders.

Article R128-7

…a recorded in the national file of those prohibited from managing by the recipients mentioned in 1° to 4° of Article L. 128-2 and their communication to the latter are carried out electronically and a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L462-7

…The Authority may not be seized of facts dating back more than five years if no act has been taken to investigate, establish or punish them.Acts interrupting the statute of limitations on public acti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-7

For the criminal offences mentioned in this chapter, natural persons are also liable to the following additional penalties: 1° Display or dissemination of the decision handed down, under the condition…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article R112-7

When providing the service referred to in I of Article L. 112-14, the following is punishable by a fifth-class fine 1° Provide cash against payment by means of a payment instrument included in the lis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L151-7

…eurs of the committees responsible for finance of each assembly a report on the Government's action to protect and promote the nation's economic, industrial and scientific interests, as well as to con…

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