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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal from the lists and prohibition on inclusion on the lists

Article R221-15-1

The Minister responsible for sport may, at any time, by a reasoned decision, oppose the registration of an athlete on the lists mentioned in article L. 221-2 when one of the conditions mentioned in 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-15

…y the local authority's accounting officer presents the local authority's accounting position at 31 December of the financial year, including the transactions of the additional day.The management acco…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R2123-12

…f local elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set out in the articles L. 2123-12 to L. 2123-16 and by 3° of article L. 2321-2, may only take place if the body providing the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Vaccinations.

Article L3111-11

…lishments and organisations under conditions defined by decree are free of charge.Local authorities may carry out vaccination activities under an agreement with the State. This agreement specifies the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-10

When the payment notice is notified by the Agence nationale de traitement automatisé des infractions, the information to be entered on this notice, including the notice number, is recorded as soon as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-9

…cers who, on the date provided for in the first paragraph of V of Article 63 of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014, are sworn to record paid parking offences retain the benefit of this swearing for th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 4: Procedures for drawing up and issuing the payment notice for the parking charge

Article R2333-120-8

No one may be appointed to issue payment notices for the post-parking charge or continue to carry out this activity if they do not meet the following conditions:1° Be of French nationality or a nation…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-12

…he financial year in which the income from the exploitation of rights was received. This time limit may only be waived for a legitimate reason, in particular the lack of information enabling the ident…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial events

Article A762-12

The categories of data recorded are as follows: I. - Data relating to an exhibition park: 1° Data of a non-personal nature relating to the characteristics of the park; 2° Data of a personal nature rel…

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

Article 712-7

…anting of additional aid is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application o…

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