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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-7

For the application of article L. 332-16, the prefect of the département or, in Paris, the police prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect provides the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Consular higher education establishments

Article R711-79

…ion of the establishment's teaching staff;3° The principles governing the terms and conditions of access to the establishment;4° The definition of the establishment's activities and, where applicable,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Award conditions

Article R5424-71

…er of the General Tax Code, the declared turnover or revenue is taken into account, less the allowances mentioned in the same articles. In the case of self-employed persons subject to the tax regime d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals.

Article L1251-7

…any and the user company undertake to provide the employee with vocational training through apprenticeship, with a view to obtaining a vocational qualification attested by a diploma or a qualification…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXVII: Prosecution, investigation and trial of offences committed by protected adults

Article 706-113

Without prejudice to the application of articles 706-112-1 to 706-112-3, when the person is being prosecuted, the public prosecutor or investigating judge notifies the curator or guardian and the guar…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Provisions relating to the management of the guarantee fund for damage resulting from preventive, diagnostic or therapeutic acts provided by health professionals

Article R427-7

…in Article L. 426-1. This board is chaired by the chairman of the board of directors of the Caisse centrale de réassurance. The Board also includes: 1° The Director General of the Treasury or his rep…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 712-5

…artistic rights;3° Expenditure relating to the use of technical industries and other creative service providers, relating to filming, post-production and the preparation and production of animation;4…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Non-substantial changes

Article R3135-7

The concession contract may be amended without a new competitive tendering procedure if the changes, whatever their amount, are not substantial. For the purposes of Article L. 3135-1, an amendment is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-7

…f agricultural products or foodstuffs who allows his supplier to charge an unfairly low transfer price incurs liability and is obliged to compensate the damage caused. To characterise an unfairly low…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Interest rates

Article R314-7

For an overdraft authorisation or overdraft facility, where the annual percentage rate of charge is calculated before they are used, the calculation is made using the method defined by the formula set…

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