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Showing 101110 of 58186 articles for Art. Loi 2013-98 du 28-1-2013

French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-98-2

Sports federations and professional leagues shall be bound by confidentiality and may not disclose to any person the content of documents sent to them pursuant to this section before the publication p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Revision of the jury list

Article 289-1

…ing striking off by the court, there remain, on the session list, fewer than twenty jurors or, when during the session the assize court must rule on an appeal, fewer than twenty-three jurors, this num…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1-1

…aph of the same I. They are referred to as "financial judicial police officers". To carry out their duties, these officers have jurisdiction throughout France. The terms of application of this I shall…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-1

…r or on the basis of a rogatory commission from the examining magistrate. In order to carry out the duties provided for in this article, these agents shall have jurisdiction throughout the national te…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The examination referred to in article R. 811-28-5

Article A811-28

…session, the committee will draw up a list of candidates admitted to take the knowledge test. Individual invitations mentioning the day, time and place of the test are sent to each candidate at least…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-10

…le A. 822-28-3 within the framework of the general guidelines and areas defined by the Haut Conseil du Commissariat aux Comptes.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-1

…l under the conditions set out in article R. 221-1-1 ; 4° The charter of ethics and professional conduct mentioned in article L. 131-15-1 as well as an activity report from the ethics and professional…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The expert's opinion.

Article 284-1

If the expert so requests, a copy of the judgment rendered in the light of his opinion shall be sent to him or handed to him by the court clerk.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection I: The audit incident.

Article 288-1

Where the electronic signature enjoys a presumption of reliability, it is for the judge to say whether the evidence available to him justifies the reversal of that presumption.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3 : Entries in civil status registers

Article 28-1

The mentions relating to nationality provided for in the previous article are automatically entered on copies and extracts with an indication of parentage of birth certificates or certificates drawn u…

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