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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-3

…ate set for the event. Where the sporting event is a competition involving sports betting, the application for authorisation must be accompanied by the information mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of articl…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Holding of the appeal hearing

Article R342-17

When the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate does not intend to reject, pursuant to article L. 342-14, the declaration of appeal without a hearing, the clerk of the court of appeal…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-16

The report drawn up by the Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal is brought directly to the attention of the authorised tax official, who may submit comments in writing within a period of fif…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Committee of elected representatives of the Ile-de-France region (R).

Article R2531-27

…y ballot paper sent by registered post to the prefecture of the Ile-de-France region, prefecture of Paris. The ballot papers are counted by a commission comprising: 1° The prefect of the Ile-de-France…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Statement of appeal

Article R743-10

…n twenty-four hours of its pronouncement, by the foreign national, the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect. If the foreign national does not attend the hearing, the time limit runs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Recording of offences

Article R1312-1

…mentioned in article L. 1422-1 or the Lyon metropolitan area, the health inspectors of the city of Paris and the health inspectors of the police prefecture.Non-tenured local authority employees who h…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2223-71

…r which authorisation has been granted, the full address, telephone and fax numbers and, where applicable, the e-mail address. Funeral operators are listed by commune, by arrondissement in Paris, Lyon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-90-1

…rship free of charge of the movable and immovable property mentioned in article L. 719-14 of the Education Code gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the following scale: Ba…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-6-1

If a trade mark protected in a State party to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property has been registered in France in the name of the agent or representative of the proprietor…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-35

…c prosecutor is the one in whose jurisdiction the last known residence of the convicted person is located, the place where the person is held in custody or the place where the offence was committed wh…

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