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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Role of the departmental prefect

Article R322-10

Without prejudice to the penalties set out in article L. 111-3, the Prefect may, under the conditions set out in articles R. 322-3 and R. 322-9, order the closure of an establishment whose operator op…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-10

…f the person who initially agreed to undergo the research. Where the sponsor is not liable, victims may be compensated under the conditions set out in Article L. 1142-3. All research mentioned in 1° o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-10

…on the day the matter is referred to the enforcement judge; after the initial referral, the latter may automatically relinquish jurisdiction, at the request of the sentenced person or at the request…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Capacity to dispose of or receive by gift inter vivos or by will.

Article 910

…ations or that it is not capable of using the donation in accordance with its statutory purpose, it may object to the donation, under conditions specified by decree, thereby depriving it of effect.The…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Civil status documents concerning soldiers and sailors in certain special cases.

Article 96-1

…easons and with the authorisation of the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Defence, marriages may be solemnised for military personnel, State sailors, persons employed in the wake of the armed f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-97

…to an ascendant or descendant, the transfer of shares to a third party, in any capacity whatsoever, may be subject to the Company's approval by means of a clause in the Articles of Association. If an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L228-93

A joint stock company may issue securities giving access to equity securities to be issued by the company that directly or indirectly owns more than half of its capital or by the company of which it d…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Carcinogens, mutagens or agents toxic to reproduction.

Article R4535-9

…agenic and toxic to reproduction agents: 1° Scope and definitions provided for in articles R. 4412-59 to R. 4412-60 ; 2° Risk assessment provided for in articles R. 4412-61 to R. 4412-65 with the exce…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative detention

Article L751-9

The administrative authority may detain, for a period of forty-eight hours, a foreign national who is the subject of a request to be taken into care or taken back into care in order to prevent a non-n…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-93

…bligation to refrain from entering into contact with the victim or the civil party, provided for in 9°, 13° and 19° of Article 132-45 of the Criminal Code, the sentence enforcement judge may decide, a…

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