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

Article L232-15-1

…by the French Anti-Doping Agency to be part of the Registered Testing Pool mentioned in article L. 232-15 or by an International Federation to be part of a Registered Testing Pool created by the latt…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Tax payable by the employer of a foreign worker or of an employee temporarily seconded by a company not established in France

Article L436-13

The tax provided for in Article L. 436-10 shall be collected and controlled in accordance with the same procedures and subject to the same penalties, guarantees, securities and privileges as turnover…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition of the Board of Directors of the joint association

Article R2135-13

…he association is appointed under the conditions and for the term of office mentioned in article R. 2135-12. During the same term of office, the chairman and the vice-chairman are appointed by employe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-13

By way of derogation from articles R. 1241-9 to R. 1241-12, when the removal of haematopoietic cells collected from bone marrow is envisaged from a minor for the benefit of one of his or her parents,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Membership rules

Article D3141-13

…on applies to quarries annexed to the undertakings mentioned in the first paragraph of Article D. 3141-12 as well as to workshops, worksites and other establishments working exclusively for the operat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules specific to reappointment

Article R1411-58-13

At the time of renewal of each of the Boards of Directors mentioned in Article L. 1411-5-2, the persons called upon to take part in an appointment, who wish to renew the term of office of one or more…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Population of the municipality.

Article D2573-13-1

…ulation of a commune in French Polynesia meets the following formula:B + C greater than or equal to 15% of A,wherein:A = total population according to the last census;B = figure for the population com…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Population of the municipality.

Article D2573-13-3

…he supplementary census and fictitious population allocation operations provided for in articles D. 2573-13-1 and D. 2573-13-2 shall be carried out simultaneously.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-2-4

The protection referred to in articles L. 613-2-2 and L. 613-2-3 shall not extend to biological material obtained by reproduction or multiplication of biological material placed on the market in the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions

Article R4451-134

The Institut de Radioprotection et de Sûreté Nucléaire may carry out: 1° The verifications provided for in section 6 of this chapter, notwithstanding the provisions of articles R. 4451-40 and R. 4451-…

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