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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Registration conditions and formalities

Article A212-111

I. - The registration file provided for in article A. 212-109 must be sent for each level of the "brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif" to the examining body for the examination session, no later than tw…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification of a person by genetic fingerprints

Article 16-11

The identification of a person by his or her genetic fingerprints may only be sought:1° In the context of investigation or enquiry measures carried out in the course of legal proceedings;2° For medica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article D214-113

I. - The financial futures instruments referred to in 6° of the I of article L. 214-36 and in article L. 214-38 are those referred to in 1, 5 and 6 of the I of article D. 211-1 A . II. - An undertakin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-11

The reimbursement provided for in article D. 1453-2-10 is made on the basis of a request made by the employer to the agency mentioned in article D. 1453-2-15. This request shall state the number of ho…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Composition of the jury

Article A212-113

The jury for the exams leading to the specific part is made up of the following people: 1° For the first-degree state diploma for sports instructors, organised in the form of an exam, continuous asses…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of seats to employee trade unions

Article R23-112-2

The determination of the seats on each regional cross-industry joint committee provided for in 1° of article L. 23-112-1 takes into account the votes cast, in the professional and territorial area of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-11

As stated in article R. 234-4 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, which reads as follows:"I. - Foodstuffs derived from an animal that has undergone a clinical trial on veterinary medicinal…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-111-13

In the absence of adoption of the administrative account on the date of the vote on the budget for the following financial year, when the result of the operating section, the financing requirement or,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Public industrial and commercial services

Article R2224-19-11

The proceeds of sums payable under the third paragraph of Article L. 1331-1 and the articles L. 1331-2, L. 1331-3, L. 1331-6, L. 1331-7, L. 1331-8 and L. 1331-10 of the French Public Health Code is ad…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-11

…request the repayment of all or part of the grant in the cases provided for in article 15 of décret n°99-1060 du 16 décembre 1999.

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