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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R4111-14

The Director General of the Centre national de gestion, on behalf of the Minister for Health, shall, after obtaining the opinion of the commission provided for in article R. 4111-15, issue the authori…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7 : Nature of the tests leading to the award of the three-degree state diploma for sports instructors at the end of a modular training course

Article A212-145

Training units are set up within the framework of structures approved by the Regional Director of Youth, Sport and the Voluntary Sector in accordance with the same procedures as those set out in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: "My Training Activity" information system

Article R6351-14

The purpose of the processing mentioned in Article R. 6351-13 is to enable: 1° The submission of the declaration of activity provided for in Article L. 6351-2 and the amending declaration provided for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-14

For the application of the Convention for the Protection of Cultural Property in the Event of Armed Conflict, done at The Hague on 14 May 1954, and the Second Protocol to the Hague Convention of 1954…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Qualities and conditions required to enter into marriage

Article 146-1

The marriage of a French national, even if contracted abroad, requires his or her presence.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-14

The agreement specifies, where applicable, whether the participation of professional teams in competitions on the federal calendar or organised by the professional league falls within the remit of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Professional certificate in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-14

The professional certificate is obtained by capitalisation of four units defined by order of the Minister for Youth and Sport, of which :-one is common to all specialisations ; -three are specific to…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Access by purchasers to supporting documents and evidence

Article R2143-14

Candidates are not required to provide supporting documents and means of evidence that have already been sent to the relevant purchasing department during a previous consultation and that remain valid…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 4: Access by purchasers to supporting documents and evidence

Article R2343-14

The consultation documents may stipulate that candidates will not be required to provide supporting documents and means of evidence which the purchaser can obtain directly via an electronic system for…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: The issue of copies of documents and registers.

Article 1440-1

In the event of refusal or silence maintained for two months from the date of the request, the president of the judicial court or, if the refusal emanates from a registrar, the president of the court…

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