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Showing 27112720 of 32005 articles for Art. Cass. com. 15 October 1996 n° 94-18.903 · CA Paris 7 November 2014 n° 12/17749

French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12

Testing operations are carried out by the Director of the Testing Department of the French Anti-Doping Agency, who may delegate this task to agents under his hierarchical authority. The persons mentio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-123

Candidates for the specific part of the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif du premier degré must pass a general test, an educational test and a technical test, with the exception of candidates who hold…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Specific part

Article A212-125

Candidates for the specific part of the second-degree state diploma in sports education must pass a general test, a pedagogical test and a technical test. A general test (coefficient 3) comprising: -…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-12

…rudentiel et de résolution may be extended to the legal entities referred to in Article L. 612-26 located in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Financial provisions

Article L2513-7

…mined each year by agreement between the Bouches-du-Rhône department and the city of Marseille.From 2014, the amount of this contribution may not be less than the difference, if positive, between the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Capital gains realised in the course of an agricultural, craft, commercial, industrial or liberal activity

Article 151 septies A

I. - Capital gains subject to the articles 39 duodecies to 39 quindecies, other than those mentioned in III, realised in the course of a commercial, industrial, craft, liberal or agricultural activity…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-6

The sports federations and, where applicable, the professional leagues shall be informed of the procedures conducted by the French Anti-Doping Agency pursuant to Section 4 of Chapter II of Title III o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-4

…e second paragraph of article L. 232-14 and articles R. 232-41-16, R. 232-48, R. 232-52 and R. 232-57 and for being the contact person for the French Anti-Doping Agency. 232-14 as well as articles R.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-5

…ers provided by the approved federations or when information brought to its attention justifies it, carry out an audit, on the decision of its college, concerning the resources implemented by the fede…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Accounting

Article D3665-7

…s relating to the method of payment of the expenditure under the conditions laid down by the décret n° 2012-1246 du 7 novembre 2012 relatif à la gestion budgétaire et comptable publique.

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