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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58-1

For the purposes of examining the initial budget, amending budgets and the financial account, the budget controller shall receive the draft documents provided for inArticle 175 of Decree no. 2012-1246…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Lost, destroyed or stolen life insurance policies or capitalisation or savings bonds.

Article R*160-5

Within one month of receipt of the letter provided for in article R. 160-4, the opposing party must bring his action before the competent court and notify the company, by electronic registered mail wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Retailers' cooperative societies.

Article L124-6-1

In a cooperative constituted as a limited liability company, the manager(s) is (are) a natural person who is either a member in a personal capacity, or the chairman of the board of directors, the mana…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L1521-2-1

For the application of this part in French Guyana and Martinique, and in the absence of any specific mention of these collectivities: 1° The powers devolved to the prefect, in the region or in the dep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Common rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4113-1-2

When it is available, the certified information mentioned in article L. 4113-1-1 serves as supporting documents for the fulfilment of the obligations set out in article L. 4113-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-3

1° Pour l'application à Wallis-et-Futuna des articles L. 4131-2 et L. 4131-2-1:a) Les références au représentant de l'Etat dans le département et au conseil départemental de l'ordre des médecins sont…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: The Eurojust Agency

Article 695-5-1

The Eurojust Agency, acting as a College, may address to the Public Prosecutor or the investigating judge a written and reasoned opinion on how to resolve a conflict of jurisdiction or on recurrent di…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-1

The automated national judicial file of perpetrators of sexual or violent offences constitutes an automated application of nominative information maintained by the criminal records department under th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-11

No reconciliation or connection within the meaning of the article 33 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to data processing, files and freedoms may not be made between the file provided for in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-12

The terms and conditions of application of the provisions of this chapter shall be determined by decree in the Council of State issued after consultation of the Commission nationale de l'informatique…

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