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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-8

The proceeds of police fines relating to road traffic are shared between urban communities and other groupings under the conditions set out in articles R. 2334-10 et R. 2334-11.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-9

When the decree or order dissolving a public inter-municipal cooperation establishment provides, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-26, the appointment of a liquid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Review proceedings

Article R4234-48

I.-The review of a final decision of the Disciplinary Chamber of First Instance or the National Disciplinary Chamber imposing a temporary ban, with or without a suspended sentence, or a permanent ban…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application

Article R6222-59

The provisions of this section apply to top-level athletes on the list mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 221-2 of the French Sports Code who sign an apprenticeship contract.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24

Interested parties, such as the person concerned, the president of the French Anti-Doping Agency, the competent international federation, the World Anti-Doping Agency and, where applicable, the nation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2446-1

The provisions of Title VI of Book I of this part of the Public Health Code are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia as amended by Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-10

Title VI of Book II of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Article L. 1261-1 shall apply there in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-16 a (art. A322-82)

Conditions for teaching air diving in the natural environmentSURVEY AREASMINIMUM DIVER SKILLSSKILLSminimum of the person supervising the groupMAXIMUM NUMBERof the group(not including the person superv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-17

The special investigative techniques mentioned in this section are implemented by the judicial police officer assigned by the investigating judge or requested by the public prosecutor or, under his re…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 706-95-12

Special investigative techniques are authorised: 1° During the investigation, by the liberty and custody judge at the request of the public prosecutor; 2° During the investigation, by the examining ma…

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