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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: National harmonisation

Article A212-40

The national harmonisation provided for in article R. 212-10-18 is based on:-the regional directors of youth, sport and social cohesion, who are responsible for drawing up regional schedules of prereq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2343-4

When exceptional circumstances arise or decisions are taken which considerably affect the interests of employees, in particular in the event of relocation, closure of undertakings or establishments or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Childcare facilities for children under the age of six.

Article L2324-3

When it considers that the physical or mental health or education of children is compromised or threatened: 1° The State representative in the département or the chairman of the département council ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4141-4

Dental surgery students who have passed the fifth-year examination in France may be authorised to practise dentistry, either as a substitute or as an assistant to a dental surgeon.These authorisations…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chiropodists.

Article L4322-1

Chiropodists, on the basis of a diagnosis of chiropody which they have established beforehand, are the only ones qualified to treat directly epidermal disorders, limited to the horny layers and nail d…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the purchasers

Article R2384-3

The presentation report shall also include, where applicable, the following information: 1° The reasons for using the award procedure without prior advertising or competitive tendering or the competit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Prevention of business difficulties, ad hoc mandates and conciliation procedures

Article L611-1

Any person registered in the Trade and Companies Register or the National Register of Companies as a business in the trades and crafts sector, as well as any individual entrepreneur with limited liabi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-15

I.-At the latest at the end of a period of two months from the opening judgment, the court shall order the observation period to continue if it appears to it that the debtor has sufficient financing c…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Focus

Article R724-5

If the commission grants the debtor's request, the letter referred to in Article R. 724-4 states that its decision entails the suspension and prohibition of enforcement proceedings against the debtor'…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and operation

Article R822-11

The Director General of the Institute is appointed by decree. He is responsible for the direction and management of the establishment. The director general: 1° Prepares and executes the decisions of t…

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