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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 316

All contentious incidents are settled by the court, the public prosecutor, the parties or their lawyers heard. These rulings cannot prejudge the merits. When the assize court examines the case on appe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 311

The assessors and jurors may put questions to the defendants and witnesses by asking the president to speak.They have a duty not to express their opinion.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

The delegated federations lay down : 1° The technical rules specific to their discipline as well as the rules intended to control their application and sanction their non-respect by the participants i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-14

For each sport and for a given period, a single approved federation is delegated by the Minister responsible for sport. The granting of the delegation is subject to the conclusion of a delegation cont…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-2

The delegated federations, where applicable in coordination with the professional leagues that they have created, and within the framework of the guidelines set by the Minister responsible for sport,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-17

With the exception of sports federations approved on 16 July 1992, only delegated sports federations may use the designation "Fédération française de" or "Fédération nationale de" as well as award or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15

Delegated federations :1° Organise sporting competitions leading to the award of international, national, regional or departmental titles;2° Make the corresponding selections;3° Propose a federal perf…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-20

When the Minister responsible for Sports refers to the administrative court the acts taken by virtue of the delegation mentioned in article L. 131-14 which he considers to be contrary to the law, he m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16-1

Access by a delegated sports federation to personal information relating to gambling transactions, with a view to the implementation of a possible sanction procedure against a player in a sports compe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-15-1

The delegating federations, where applicable in coordination with the professional leagues they have created, shall draw up a charter of ethics and professional conduct in accordance with the principl…

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