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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Jurisdiction in the event of war, mobilisation, a state of siege or a state of emergency

Article 699-1

…apply mobilisation or warning measures under the conditions provided for by l'ordonnance n° 59-147 du 7 janvier 1959 portant organisation générale de la défense, les dispositions du code de justice m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L5841-1

…at of the syndicate" are replaced by the words: "haut-commissaire de la République"; 2° The words: "du ou des représentants de l'Etat" are replaced by the words: "du haut-commissaire de la République"…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Litigation

Article 1963

…to land acquired for the public highway by simple road measure under the conditions provided by the décret-loi du 26 mars 1852 relatif aux rues de Paris; 2° Aux plans, procès-verbaux, certificats, jug…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-10-1

…exploitation of the image, name or voice of the professional athlete or trainer, in particular the duration, purpose, context, media and geographical area of this commercial exploitation ; b) The met…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Medical certificate and health questionnaire

Article D231-1-4-1

…e questionnaire has been answered in the negative. If this is not the case, they are required to produce a medical certificate attesting to the absence of contraindication to the practice of the sport…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-1

In order to identify the target groups for whom anti-doping education is a priority, the French Anti-Doping Agency takes into account the level of practice of athletes and support staff, the sport dis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2-1: Establishing the biological profile of athletes falling within the scope of Article L. 230-3

Article R232-67-10-1

In the light of the initial findings of the expert referred to in the last paragraph of article R. 232-67-10, the head of the athlete's passport management unit may recommend to the director of the te…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-12

…L. 236-4 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, with the exception of those relating to primary production and those relating to slaughterhouses; 2° Infringements and breaches of the provisions of th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article D351-10

…column of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR WORDS D. 314-15 to D. 314-17 Resulting from décret n° 2016-884 du 29 juin 2016

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L912-1-1

The words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 en faveur des petites et moyennes entreprises" and the words: "la loi n° 2005-882 du 2 août 2005 précitée" appearing in the third and fourth paragraphs of…

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