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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common section

Article A212-120

…diploma in sports education must pass tests relating to the knowledge programme set out in annex II-8 to this code. This examination comprises : A. - The defence of a dissertation relating to research…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions relating to interruptions of pregnancy by instrumental methods

Article R2212-12-1

…re must meet the following conditions: 1° Have signed the agreement mentioned in 2° of article R. 2212-9 with a health establishment authorised in gynaecology-obstetrics; 2° Guarantee the conditions o…

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

Article R532-12

Where an appeal is vitiated by an inadmissibility that may be covered after the expiry of the time limit for lodging an appeal, the National Court of Asylum may reject it by noting this inadmissibilit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Challenging the measures imposed

Article L733-12

Before giving judgment, the judge may, at the request of a party, make a provisional order for the execution of one or more of the measures mentioned in Article L. 733-11. He may cause a call for cred…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Amendments and cancellations

Article R7111-12

The Professional Journalists Identity Card Committee may cancel a card. Before doing so, the chairman of the commission summons the holder to appear before it by registered letter. The holder, who may…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Assignment of contract

Article 1216-2

The assignee may set up against the assignee the defences inherent in the debt, such as nullity, the defence of non-performance, rescission or set-off of related debts. The assignee may not raise agai…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section III: Delegation, total and partial withdrawal of parental authority, judicial declaration of parental abandonment

Article 1208-1

The file may be consulted at the court registry, up until the day before the hearing, by the applicant, the parents, the guardian, the person or service to whom the child has been entrusted or their l…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1223-2

…s of the deliberations of the family council and court decisions relating to the protection measure may only be issued to the parties and persons invested with guardianship responsibilities concerned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-12

…a treatment period of more than four weeks or one month of thirty days, depending on the packaging, may not be dispensed on a single occasion. However, medicinal products packaged for a treatment peri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Points scale for animated works

Article 211-12

…p, divided between the following two sub-groups: 1° "Production company" sub-group: a) A maximum of 9 points is allocated to the "Production company" sub-group; b) Points are awarded if the cinematogr…

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