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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-14 a (art. A322-77)

…(withoutsupervising the group)THE PRACTITIONER MUST PROVEthe following skills tothe dive directorPE-12Ability to dive in a supervised group from 0 to12 metresMastery of the use of personal equipment,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe de l'article R. 122-30

…s normales supérieures; -Experimental establishments created on the basis of order no. 2018 1131 of 12 December 2018 relating to the experimentation of new forms of bringing together, grouping togethe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-12 (art. A212-176)

…se :Date of issue of authorisation to practise (date of ministerial letter) :Pursuant toarticle R. 212-84 of the French Sports Code, foreign diplomas are accepted as equivalent by the Minister for Spo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-12 (art. A322-43)

RIVER CLASSESCLASS I. EASYCLASS II. MODERATELY DIFFICULT(free passage)Regular course, regular waves, small eddies.Irregular course, irregular waves, medium eddies,small eddies and rapids.Simple obstac…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
14°: Mutual funds

Article 137 bis

…hholding tax provided for in article 119 bis and the levies provided for in articles 117 quater and 125 A which are due in respect of their respective share by unit holders.III. A decree lays down the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12°c: Trust

Article 1133 quater

…ording the transfer of additional property or rights to the trustee are subject to a fixed duty of €125. However, Article 1020 does not apply to deeds recording the return of all or part of the trust…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Medical equipment

Article L242-47

Any breach of article L. 224-110 is punishable by an administrative fine, the amount of which may not exceed €15,000 for a natural person and €75,000 for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 14: Limitation period.

Article L511-78

All actions arising from the bill of exchange against the acceptor shall be barred after three years from the due date. The bearer's actions against the endorsers and against the drawer shall be barre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 14: Creditors' committees.

Article R631-37

Articles R. 626-52 to D. 626-65 are applicable to receivership proceedings. The administrator, with the assistance of the debtor, exercises the prerogatives vested in the latter.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
12°: National parks

Article 1045 bis

(first paragraph disjoined)Acquisitions and exchanges of real estate located in the heartlands of a national park made by the public establishment of this park are exempt from registration duties and…

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