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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-2

…red to in 12° of the I of article L. 232-5 shall cover at least the following topics:the principles and values associated with the fight against doping; -the rights and responsibilities of athletes, a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-102-2

…l accidents;-reports on the company's ability to cover its civil liability with respect to property and individuals arising from the operation of such facilities;-specifies the resources planned by th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article D225-104-2

The employee headcount threshold provided for in 4° of Article L. 225-115 is assessed on the closing date of the last financial year.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 6 : Conversion of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-245-1

…This draft is filed with the registry of the court in whose jurisdiction the company is registered and is subject to publicity, the terms of which are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. One or more…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-27-1

Infringement may be proven by any means. To this end, any person having standing to bring an infringement action is entitled to have carried out in any place and by any bailiffs, where appropriate ass…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-29-1

There is no limitation period for an action for nullity of a plant variety certificate.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal proceedings

Article L623-28-1

…may order, at the request of the injured party, that the products recognised as infringing products and the materials and implements used principally in their creation or manufacture be recalled from…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-1

…cies listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights and for other species that may be listed by decree, farmers have the right to use on their own holdi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-12

…e of the offence, the age of the person when it was committed, the time that has elapsed since then and the current personality of the person concerned. The same request may be made to the investigati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Automated national criminal database for perpetrators of terrorist offences

Article 706-25-10

…rs the person in the wanted persons file. The police or gendarmerie may carry out any useful checks and make any requisitions from public administrations to verify or find the person's address.

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