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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 9: Special provisions for people with disabilities

Article A212-158

The specialised committee authorised to propose the implementation of special provisions for disabled people applying for a sports educator's certificate is chaired by the person in charge of employme…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Specialisation in "sports development

Article A212-49-1

The consultative opinion of the national technical director mentioned in article R. 212-10-12 is required for the authorisation of training bodies preparing for the "sports development" speciality of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L3513-6

Smoking is prohibited in: 1° Schools and establishments intended for the reception, training and accommodation of minors; 2° Closed means of public transport; 3° Closed and covered workplaces for coll…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Investigation

Article R532-27

When the President of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile or the designated President decides before the hearing, on his own initiative or at his request, to refer the examination of the appeal to a p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title VII: Provisions specific to the Cour de cassation.

Article 1009

The First President, or his delegate, at the request of one of the parties or of his own motion, may, after obtaining the opinion of the Public Prosecutor, reduce the time limits laid down for the fil…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Provisions relating to measures ordered by the judge

Article 1250

The persons mentioned in Articles 1230 and 1230-1 may appeal against the decision by which the guardianship judge appoints a substitute decision-maker by application of the second paragraph of article…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IX: Parental authority

Article 1180

Claims made pursuant to

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 36

In the matters listed in Article 2, the application shall be made by petition delivered or addressed to the registry in accordance with the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter I of Subtitle I of Title…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special training and adaptation measures.

Article L4142-3-1

In establishments open to the public with a capacity of more than two hundred people, the employer must provide training for professionals in contact with users and customers on how to welcome and sup…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-6

Failure to provide proof of the qualifications of the teaching and supervisory staff employed and of the relationship between these qualifications and the services provided in the field of vocational…

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