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

Article 95

In the cases provided for in paragraphs 2 and 3 of article 93, civil status records are drawn up in a special register, the keeping and preservation of which are regulated by order of the Minister of…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R331-19

…disciplines for which they have been delegated, the sports federations mentioned in article L. 131-16 issue the technical and safety rules applicable to the events and practice sites mentioned in art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-191

The jury for the technical test is the jury provided for inarticle 16 of the modifiedorder of 11 April 2012 relating to the specific training for the national ski instructor diploma in alpine skiing.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Availability

Article R7123-19

…n of a paediatrician or general practitioner; 4° The minimum percentage provided for in Article L. 7123-7 and corresponding to the service provided by the model; 5° The name and address of the model a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Childhood obesity prevention pathways-provisions common to health centres and nursing homes

Article D6323-25-2

…he childhood obesity prevention pathway, the check-ups and the procedures mentioned in article D. 6323-25-1 under conditions and procedures that comply with specifications laid down by order of the mi…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Supporting documents and other evidence of the absence of grounds for exclusion

Article R2143-8

Where applicable, applicants must produce the documents specified in articles R. 1263-12, D. 8222-5 or D. 8222-7 or D. 8254-2 to D. 8254-5 of the French Labour Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 84

…ticles 657 and 663, the removal of the investigating judge in favour of another investigating judge may be requested from the president of the court, in the interests of the proper administration of j…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-19

The provisions of Chapter III of Title II of Book I of this Part relating to the mayor and his deputies are also applicable to the deputy mayors and their deputies respectively. However, for the appli…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Reporting of gifts.

Article 858

The ratio is made in less taking, except in the case of the second paragraph of article 845. It cannot be required in kind, unless otherwise stipulated in the deed of gift. In the case of such a stipu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Taxation of income and capital gains in the event of transfer of domicile outside France

Article 167 bis

…ities or rights, determined under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of 2, exceeds €800,000 on that same date.Taxpayers domiciled in France for tax purposes for at least six of the las…

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