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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…e activity report drawn up each year by the Director General; 4° The budget and amending decisions; 5° The financial accounts, the allocation of profits and the use of reserve funds; 6° the categories…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Personal bankruptcy and other prohibition measures.

Article L653-5

The court may declare the personal bankruptcy of any person mentioned in Article L. 653-1 against whom one of the following facts has been established: 1° Having exercised a commercial, craft or agric…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Dimensions

Article R1331-57

…st category by the classification table provided for in articles L. 311-6, L. 321-1, L. 324-1, L. 325-1 and D. 312-3 of the Tourism Code, whether or not the accommodation is classified within the mean…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Nature and representativeness of the association

Article R519-54

To be considered as representative within the meaning of I of article L. 519-13, a professional association must have paid-up members representing at least 10% of the total number of professionals sub…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition

Article R6156-54

…ed by the administration at its own expense. Only electoral material supplied by the administration may be used. Each ballot paper is placed in a double envelope. The inner envelope must bear no words…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

…f audiovisual adaptation of shows is verified using the points scale provided for in article D. 331-5-1. To be considered as having been produced mainly on French territory, cinematographic or audiovi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in articles L. 3142-54 and L. 3142-54-1, a company collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention determine…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to the temporary residence permit bearing the word "student" and the temporary or multi-annual residence permit bearing the word "student-mobility programme".

Article R422-5

…l residence permit bearing the wording "student-mobility programme" provided for in articles L. 422-5 or L. 422-6 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and at the latest w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Regional programmes for access to prevention and care

Article D1411-59

…ional Health Agency, after consultation with the regional committee provided for in article L. 1411-5. The aim of the regional programme is to improve access to prevention and care for the most disadv…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database

Article 706-56

I.-The criminal investigation police officer may, with regard to the persons mentioned in the first, second or third paragraphs of Article 706-54, take a biological sample or have it taken under his o…

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