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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-25-1

…from the submission of all the documents required to constitute a complete file, against which a receipt is issued immediately. The time limit referred to in the first paragraph is reduced to twelve…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules governing the devolution of surnames and customary names

Article 311-24-2

…f the parents. The other parent exercising parental authority must be informed in good time in advance. In the event of disagreement, the other parent may refer the matter to the Family Affairs Judge,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-21-1

Any association, professional union or trade union of employees in the branch concerned that has been duly registered for at least two years on the date of the events and whose statutory purpose inclu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24-2

…ed to in article L. 232-24 before the Court of Arbitration for Sport alone as part of the appeal procedure provided for by the World Anti-Doping Code.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-20-2

…communicate to the French Anti-Doping Agency any information it gathers in the course of legal proceedings which may give rise to a presumption of doping or the commission of acts prohibited under t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-2

…es. At the end of the periods defined in the first three paragraphs according to the disciplines concerned, the delegation contract and the order mentioned in article R. 131-26-1 automatically cease t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-2

The delegation contract is amended in the event of the partial withdrawal of a delegation entrusted to a federation. It is also amended when changes to the documents appended to the contract are such…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Liability in the event of an incorrectly executed payment transaction

Article L133-22-2

If the payment service provider providing a payment initiation service is responsible for the non-execution, defective execution or late execution of the payment transaction, it shall immediately comp…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Reimbursement of a payment transaction ordered by the payee or by the payer who gives a payment order via the payee

Article L133-25-2

The payer and his payment service provider may agree in the deposit account agreement or in the framework agreement for payment services that the payer is not entitled to a refund where he has given h…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: UCITS

Article L214-2-2

…by the competent authority of its home Member State before its units or shares are marketed in France or before such marketing ceases.The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers sha…

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