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Showing 531540 of 69024 articles for Art. L. 221-8 + Art. R. 221-30 à R. 221-37

French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-30

The council of auction houses shall ensure sufficient publicity, at least four months in advance, of the date set for the test, in particular by insertions in professional journals, by posting in its…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Economic weighting studies

Article A713-30

The right of access and rectification provided for in articles 49 and 50 of amended law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms may be exercised with the ter…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities (Commission professionnelle consultative des métiers du sport et de l'animation)

Article A142-30

The Professional Advisory Committee for Sport and Leisure Activities meets at least twice a year. In the absence of a quorum, it will meet within a fortnight and may deliberate regardless of the numbe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3-1 (art. A212-76)

…tion sector is based on the following two sub-sectors: the federal sector and the professional sector. As far as the federal sector is concerned, it should be remembered that this includes all the spo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: The accounting officer (R)

Article R2221-30

…ed either to an accountant from the Directorate General of Public Finance or to an accounting officer. The accounting officer is appointed by the prefect on a proposal from the board of directors, aft…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-1 (art. A212-211)

…control (CDO); - the candidate provides solutions adapted to the disturbances caused by the assessor. During this part of the freefall, the candidate will perform a simulated opening on the CDO at a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-6 (art. A212-225)

…and provide emergency assistance. The ability to design a mountaineering project is assessed overall. It may or may not be acquired. If the candidate does not master any of the four situations a, b,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-3 (art. A212-195)

…g dummy: This test assesses the candidate's ability to manage an accident situation involving a diver. It consists of carrying out, with the aid of a dummy, a rescue at a depth of less than six metres…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-16-4 (art. A212-188)

Aptitude test I. - Technical test The technical test, a performance test which validates technical aptitude, is designed to check the candidate's ability to ride safely at a sustained speed over a cer…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-18 b (art. A322-91)

…groupMAXIMUM NUMBER OF DIVERS (not including the person supervising the group)0 to 40 metres PE-40 + PN-C in training for PTH-40 skillsE-3 + PTH-7040 to 70 metresPE-60 + PTH-40 in training towards PT…

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