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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-11 (art. A322-36)

…ir visual perception of the water surface.Photo not reproduced: You can consult the table in the OJ n° 101 of 29/04/2008 page 40088 : https://www.legifrance.gouv.fr/jo_pdf.do?id=JORFTEXT000018741712

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-21 (art. A322-117)

ON THE CONDITIONS TO BE MET BY ESTABLISHMENTSOPEN TO THE PUBLIC FOR THE USE OF EQUIDAEEstablishment open to the public for the use of equidae: declaration of openingI. - Identity of the declarantIf a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-5 (art. A212-115)

BONUS POINTS AWARDED TO CANDIDATES FOR THE COMMON PART OF THE BREVET D'ÉTAT D'ÉDUCATEUR SPORTIF DU PREMIER DEGRÉ (STATE CERTIFICATE FOR FIRST-DEGREE SPORTS INSTRUCTORS) Bonus points corresponding to t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-5 art R131-1 et R131-11

MANDATORY PROVISIONS OF THE STATUTES OF APPROVED SPORTS FEDERATIONS1. Provisions relating to the purpose and composition of the federation1.1. Purpose of the federationThe statutes include:1.1.1. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 179-1

Any order committing the person under investigation to appear before the police court or the criminal court shall inform him that he must notify the public prosecutor of any change in the address decl…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 181-1

If, at the end of the investigation, there are sufficient charges against the person of having committed, other than a repeat offence, a crime punishable by fifteen years or twenty years of criminal i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 175-1

The person under investigation, the assisted witness or the civil party may, on expiry of the period indicated to him pursuant to the ninth paragraph of Article 116 or the second paragraph of Article…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 177-1

The investigating judge may order, at the request of the person concerned or, with that person's agreement, of his own motion or at the request of the public prosecutor, either the publication in full…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 180-1

If the examining magistrate considers that the facts constitute a misdemeanour, and that the person under investigation acknowledges the facts and accepts the criminal classification chosen, he may, a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Settlement orders

Article 183-1

At the request of a victim who has filed a complaint but has not joined as a civil party, the order dismissing the case, once it has become final, shall be brought to the victim's attention by any mea…

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