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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Payment service providers

Article L521-3-2

Services based on specific payment instruments, valid only in France, provided at the request of a legal person governed by public or private law or similar, subject to specific legislative or regulat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L111-7-2

Without prejudice to the information obligations provided for in article 19 of law no. 2004-575 of 21 June 2004 for confidence in the digital economy and in articles L. 111-7 and L. 111-7-1 of this co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pre-assessment and request for treatment

Article R6323-11-2

The employee referred to in article R. 6323-9-1 who meets one of the seniority conditions provided for in this article may submit a request to the competent regional inter-professional joint committee…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and missions

Article R211-2-1

The Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance concludes a multi-annual performance contract with the Minister for Sport, defining the objectives assigned to it and the associated…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Purpose and missions

Article R211-1-2

The Minister for Sport exercises the powers devolved to the Minister for Higher Education and the Academic Regional Rector by articles L. 711-8, L. 712-8, L. 719-4, L. 719-5, L. 719-7, L. 719-8, L. 71…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: The jury

Article R212-10-2

The Selection Board is chaired by a category A official. If the chairman is unavailable, he may be replaced by a category A official. In addition to the chairman, the selection board is made up of : -…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22-1

Where the European arrest warrant is issued for the purpose of executing a custodial sentence or detention order, its execution may be refused where the person concerned did not appear in person at th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The insurance certificate.

Article R*211-19

…of Defence and the Minister of Transport sets the form in which the documents provided for in articles R. 211-15 and R. 211-18 must be drawn up.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Information for guests.

Article R1112-1-2

I.-When the patient is discharged from the healthcare establishment, a liaison letter, drawn up by the doctor in the establishment who treated the patient, is given to the patient by this doctor, or b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article D229-13-2

The legality review referred to in article L. 229-3 is completed within fifteen days of receipt of all the documents referred to in Article D. 229-13-1.

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