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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Appearance on preliminary recognition of guilt

Article 495-15

An accused person who, for one of the offences mentioned in article 495-7, a direct summons or a summons to appear in court pursuant to articles 390 or 390-1, a summons by procès-verbal pursuant to ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-9

The Board of Directors meets at least twice a year and is convened by its Chairman, who sets the agenda.It may also be convened by the Director at the request of the Minister for Sport, the Chairman o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation of a payment transaction

Article L133-8

…tion is initiated by a payment service provider providing a payment initiation service mentioned in 7° of II of Article L. 314-1, the payer may not revoke the payment order after having given his cons…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Health data platform

Article L1462-1

…ird party has obtained authorisation under the conditions defined in article L. 1461-3 of this Code;7° Contributing to the dissemination of standardisation norms for the exchange and use of health dat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Life mortgage and transfer advance loan

Article L315-9

…he loan and enabling the borrower to know when he will have exhausted the net assets of his home...;7° Where the capital is paid in a single instalment, a statement of the interest accrued on these su…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…nted by the Minister for Sport; 6° The Director of the National Nordic and Mid-Mountain Ski Centre; 7° The Commandant of the Military High Mountain School; 8° A representative of the Ministry of Natio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-19 (art. A222-14)

STANDARD APPLICATIONS FOR HOMOLOGATIONIncomplete applications will not be examined.Document 1: the decision of the federation's competent governing body (article R. 222-9 of the French Sports Code).Do…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

…n of the systems and controls referred to in this Article and evidence that they have been applied ;7° Keep a record of the activities referred to in this Article and ensure that this record is suffic…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

…n, directors or managers and the majority of their directors who are French nationals or equivalent;7° Not be controlled by one or more natural or legal persons who are nationals of States other than…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-15

…ing a crisis as defined in Article R. 2322-3, in accordance with terms and conditions to be agreed; 7° An undertaking to ensure the maintenance, modernisation or adaptation of the supplies covered by…

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