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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The French Horse and Riding Institute

Article R211-19

The Institut français du cheval et de l'équitation, governed by articles R. 653-13 to R. 653-29 of the code rural et de la pêche maritime (rural and maritime fishing code), runs a school located in Sa…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-5

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book IV in French Polynesia: 1° In Article L. 2411-1, 2°, 3° and 4° are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2412-2 : a) In 2°, the words: "defined in article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-18

Without prejudice to the provisions of the first paragraph of Article R. 232-11, the Chairman of the Agency may delegate to the Secretary General and the Director of the Control Department, within the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Approval, transfer and cessation of business.

Article L522-7

Any operating company which, as a result of a change in the distribution of capital among the members, no longer meets the conditions required by article L. 522-6 must, within one month of this change…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article L731-4

The other provisions of Title II of Book VII relating to the commercial courts are applicable to the commercial chamber, with the exception of articles L. 721-1, L. 721-2, L. 722-3, and L. 722-11 to L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Designation of external companies and their representatives.

Article R4523-5

In order to extend the composition of the user undertaking's health, safety and working conditions committee to include representation from external undertakings, in application of article L. 4523-11,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Working conditions and organisation of service obligations

Article R6153-1

This sub-section applies to postgraduate students who complete phase 3, known as the consolidation phase, referred to in articles R. 632-20 and D. 633-11 of the Education Code of medical studies, phar…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Sommaire

Summary of the list of supporting documents for local public expenditure Heading 0. Common documents 01. Capacity of authorising officer 02. Creditor's discharge in full 03. Payment of disputed claims…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative police powers of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail (French National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety)

Article L5145-5

The Director General of the Agence nationale de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail may impose financial penalties on natural or legal persons producing or market…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-1

The competent judicial police officers may proceed, as soon as the offences provided for in Articles L. 335-4 à L. 335-4-2, the seizure of illegally reproduced phonograms and videograms, illegally man…

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