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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22

I.-The College of the French Anti-Doping Agency may initiate disciplinary proceedings against those responsible for alleged breaches of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-1, L. 232-9-2, L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

…he latter is liable to disciplinary sanctions taken under the conditions set out in articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
General definition of taxable income

Article 13

…receivables taken into account in the basis of assessment of this net overall income pursuant to 3, 6 bis and 6 ter of article 158, taking into account, where applicable, the amount of the deficits re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Council of auction houses

Article L321-21

…n by decree by the Conseil d'Etat, from among the persons mentioned in I or 3° of II of article L. 321-4, including : a) Three leading figures practising in the Ile-de-France region; b) Three leading…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Formation, amendment and duration of the contract

Article L224-25-4

With the exception of Article

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 D

I.-1. The place of supply of the services referred to in 10°, 11° and 12° of Article 259 B is deemed to be in France when they are provided to non-taxable persons who are established, have their domic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Obligations arising from the results of location surveys

Article R1334-29-3

…tion of the removal or containment work on materials and products in list A mentioned in article R. 1334-29, the owner shall have a person mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1334-23 carry…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 5 : Acquisition of French nationality by decision of the public authorities

Article 21-14-1

…their minor children who, on the day of their death, met the residence condition set out in article 22-1.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Recommendations sent to subscribers

Article L331-21

…s concluded with their subscribers, a clear and legible reference to the provisions of Article L. 336-3 and the measures that may be taken by the Autorité de Régulation de la Communication Audiovisuel…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Cooperation and exchange of information

Article R311-21

…or more Member States of the European Economic Area, pursuant to Article L. 311-31, Article L. 311-36, II of Article L. 311-42 or II of Article L. 311-48, the resolution college shall notify the compe…

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