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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Disputes concerning entries on electoral rolls for political elections.

Article 996

The provisions specific to appeals on points of law are those of the following articles of the Electoral Code:Art. R. 19-1 .-An appeal on points of law shall be lodged within ten days of notification…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Compulsory powers.

Article L5215-20-1

I. - Urban communities existing on the date of promulgation of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale continue to exercis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions adapting Book II.

Article L912-1-1

The words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 en faveur des petites et moyennes entreprises" and the words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 précitée" appearing in the third and fourth paragraphs of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article R50-12-1

…f compensation due to the victim, taking into account the benefits listed in l'article 29 de la loi n° 85-677 du 5 juillet 1985 et des indemnités de toute nature reçues ou à recevoir d'autres débiteur…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Designation of the country of return

Article R*721-3

The Minister of the Interior is competent to determine the country of removal in the event of compulsory enforcement in the following cases:1° When the foreign national, present on French territory, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Costs of sealing, impounding and immobilisation decided pursuant to articles 131-6 (5°) and 131-14 (2°) of the Criminal Code

Article R147

In the cases provided for in articles 54, 56, 97 and 151, compensation shall only be granted for the custody of seals where it has not been deemed appropriate to entrust such custody to residents of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-31

Each year, the sports agent shall provide the sports agents delegate of the relevant delegating federation with the information and accounting documents relating to his activity as a sports agent as d…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-33

If the contracts and endorsements mentioned in article R. 222-32 have not been sent to him within the time limit set, the sports agents delegate may, without prejudice to the initiation of disciplinar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-32

L'agent sportif transmet au délégué aux agents sportifs, dans un délai d'un mois à compter de leur signature, la copie des contrats ci-dessous énumérés : 1° Contrats mentionnés au deuxième alinéa de l…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of sports agents

Article R222-37

For the application of the provisions of the third paragraph (1°) of article L. 222-17, limiting the remuneration of a sports agent to 10% of the amount of the contract concluded by the parties that h…

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