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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Authorisation

Article R4461-32

…ons mentioned in 1° of article R. 4461-29 must be sent by registered post with acknowledgement of receipt: 1° To the central services under the authority of the Minister of the Interior for option B "…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-9

Throughout the term of a professional athlete's fixed-term employment contract, the sports association or company referred to in Articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 which employs the athlete shall offer t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article R552-11

…ion is terminated pursuant to Articles L. 551-11, L. 551-12, L. 551-14 or L. 551-16, the French Office for Immigration and Integration shall immediately inform the manager of the place accommodating t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Financial provisions

Article L2531-15

…an social development actions undertaken during the previous financial year by the municipalities receiving allocations under the solidarity fund provided for in the said article..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Terms and conditions of implementation

Article L6211-22

The conditions for carrying out certain medical biology tests likely to present a particular risk to public health are specified by order of the Minister for Health, issued after consultation with the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Formalities

Article R521-24

The Registrar shall automatically strike off registrations that have not been renewed before the expiry of the time limits in articles R. 521-11 and R. 521-12. If the registration is made again after…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 3: Provisions specific to public corporations with legal personality and financial autonomy, entrusted with the operation of an administrative public service (R)

Article R2221-60

At the end of the financial year, the authorising officer draws up the administrative account and the accounting officer draws up the management account. These documents are presented to the Board of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Compulsory release

Article D147-19

Compulsory release does not apply to persons undergoing sentence adjustment while in prison, except where they benefit from outside placement under the supervision of prison staff under the conditions…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2

…ioned in Articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12 and who holds a diploma, a professional qualification or a certificate of qualification provided for in Article L. 212-1. A national collective agreement or co…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Seizure of assets placed in a safe deposit box

Article R224-5

…tor is present, the inventory is limited to the seized assets. These are immediately removed and placed in the custody of the bailiff or a receiver appointed, in the absence of an amicable agreement,…

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