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Showing 23212330 of 49667 articles for Art. Aut. conc. n° 15-DCC-47 du 5 May 2015

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Obligation to declare

Article A322-5

…e facilities of a swimming pool or bathing area, these must be declared in accordance with the procedure laid down in article A. 322-4.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the supervision of practice

Article A322-51

When conditions require it, the supervisor is provided with a means of communication.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Salaried professional sportspeople

Article A231-5

…ided for in article A. 231-3. In addition, the delegated sports federations or professional leagues may require additional medical examinations, adapted to their sport and at a frequency that they det…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-5

The competent administrative authority issues a declaration receipt to the organiser when the application is complete, no later than three weeks before the date of the event. If necessary, it will sen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Detention

Article R57-5-5

At any time during the information procedure, judicial isolation may be terminated by order of the investigating judge, acting ex officio, on the application of the public prosecutor, at the request o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-56-5

…instrument delivery obligations under the contract continue to be performed, the resolution college may suspend the termination rights of any party to a contract entered into with:1° A person referred…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Aid for healthcare provision in areas with health deficits

Article D1511-53

…their groupings, alone or jointly, allocate a travel allowance to students mentioned in article D. 1511-52 for travel undertaken as part of their training period and for journeys between their place o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil solidarity pacts

Article 515-5-1

The partners may, in the initial agreement or in an amending agreement, choose to make the property they acquire, together or separately, subject to the joint ownership regime as from the registration…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-5-5

The Autorité des marchés financiers may receive voluntary contributions from professional associations representing persons subject to its supervision, with a view to financing projects of common inte…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-5

For the application of…

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