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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Extradition procedure under ordinary law

Article 696-23

…en record to be kept, shall indicate the existence of one of the documents mentioned in Article 696-8 and states the requesting State's intention to send an extradition request. It shall include a bri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Special provisions for people with disabilities

Article A212-160

…tion concerned by the option chosen by the candidate for the State Certificate in Sports Education; 8° Two qualified personalities. The committee may also hear any person whose contribution is deemed…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-9 (art. A322-10)

…acuity of 13/10 for the sum of the visual acuities of each corrected eye, with one eye at least at 8/10.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

…are not required to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18 and L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 with regard to transactions concluded on the regulated ma…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-117

…d, for companies with at least three hundred employees, the level mentioned in Article L. 3142-115; 8° The conditions for maintaining a link between the company and the employee for the duration of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-1-1

…compliance with the fundamental principles of bioethics set out in particular in articles 16 to 16-8 of the French Civil Code, the effectiveness and reproducibility of the procedure and the safety of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L3411-3

…ehabilitating drug addicts;-the harm reduction policy for drug users referred to in article L. 3411-8;-using epidemiological surveys, the distribution of consumption of the main addictive drugs, accor…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-17

…is constituted by pledging the securities referred to in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 2° quater, 3°, 4°, 8° and 9° bis of article R. 332-2. These securities are deposited in a pledged account within the me…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: The Town Council

Article L2541-12

…he opening and modification of communal roads and public squares, as well as their alignment plans; 8° The acceptance of gifts and legacies; 9° Acts of renunciation and gifts from the communes ; 10° T…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-6

…h the offence(s) was (were) committed, as well as the nature and legal classification of the facts; 8° The date of the conviction or probation decision and the date on which this decision became final…

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