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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-1-2

With the authorisation of the public prosecutor, the judicial police officer or agent may carry out the requisitions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 60-2 subject to Article 60-1-2. With…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-3

Officers of the judicial police, assisted, where appropriate, by the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of article 21, may inspect vehicles…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-4

I.-To prevent a serious threat to the safety of persons and property, officers of the judicial police and, on their orders and under their responsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-5

For the purposes of investigating and prosecuting the offence provided for in article 431-10 of the Criminal Code, the judicial police officers mentioned in 2° to 4° of the article 16 of this code and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-1

At the request of the public prosecutor, officers of the judicial police and, on their orders or responsibility, officers of the judicial police and deputy officers of the judicial police mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-1-3

With the authorisation of the public prosecutor, the judicial police officer or agent may carry out the requisitions provided for in

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-7

Clauses providing for the unilateral termination of the fixed-term employment contract of a professional athlete or trainer are null and void.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-2

…a) Two members of the Conseil d'Etat, including at least one Conseiller d'Etat, appointed by the Vice-President of the Conseil d'Etat; b) Two magistrates from the Cour de cassation, including at leas…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: French Anti-Doping Agency

Article L232-7-1

…rth paragraph of this article, shall be determined six months before the expiry of the terms of office, in such a way that : -the difference between the number of women and the number of men appointed…

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

Article L232-18-7

…icial court provided for by the decree referred to in I of article 706-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure may, at the reasoned request of the Secretary General of the French Anti-Doping Agency, autho…

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