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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-20

The composition of the Professional Advisory Committee on Sport and Leisure Activities, reporting to the Minister for Youth and the Minister for Sport, is as follows: 1° Eight employers' representativ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-23

A sub-committee of the Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation is responsible for dealing with issues relating to the sports professions. It is made up of : 1° A…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-25

The sub-committees report on their work to the Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities. They do not require a quorum to meet. In addition, the Professional Advisory Committee…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-1

…is not won after the first two ballots, a third ballot is held and the election is held by a relative majority of the members of the departmental council. In the event of a tie, the election is won o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-2

If the seat of Chairman falls vacant for any reason whatsoever, the duties of Chairman shall be temporarily performed by a Vice-Chairman in the order of appointment and, failing that, by a departmenta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L3122-3

…resident of a departmental council are incompatible with the exercise of one of the following elective offices: president of a regional council, mayor. The functions of president of a departmental cou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules applicable to advertisements

Article R8221-3

The identification number referred to in a of 1° of Article L. 8221-7 is the unique company identification number defined in Article D. 123-235 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Rules specific to contracts with a particular purpose

Article D224-42

Manufacturers, importers and distributors of vehicles for the physically disabled, including electric scooters and walkers, shall ensure the availability of spare parts, in particular those listed as…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Discipline of sworn goods brokers Discipline of sworn goods brokers

Article L131-32

…ating to his profession or his duties as a sworn goods broker and any breach of probity or honour, even relating to facts unrelated to the tasks entrusted to him, exposes the sworn goods broker to dis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-21

I. - The Autorité des marchés financiers and the Commission de régulation de l'énergie shall cooperate with each other. They shall provide each other with any information that may be useful for the pe…

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