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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prevention

Article L232-2-1

A Therapeutic Use Exemption takes effect on the date on which it is notified. However, an authorisation may take effect on an earlier date, which it mentions: 1° In an emergency or in the case of urge…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article L333-1-2

…e sports betting games on the basis of the provisions provided for in I of Article 137 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 relating to the growth and transformation of businesses, the draft contract be…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Operational reserve of the customs administration

Article 52 septies

I. - A salaried reserve customs officer who carries out a period of employment or training as part of the Customs Administration's operational reserve during his working hours must, where the duration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-1-2

When a person mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 147-2 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles is diagnosed with a genetic anomaly that may be responsible for a serious condition justifying p…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-2

I.-To cover operations covered by this chapter, one or more insurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-2 of this Code may enter into a co-insurance contract with mutual insurers and associat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Management standards applicable to investment services providers and prudential provisions applicable to investment firms

Article L533-4

Where the parent undertaking of an investment service provider other than a portfolio management company is a credit institution, an investment firm, a financial holding company, a mixed financial hol…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI: Committee on abuse of tax law

Article 1653 D

I. - Any member of the tax abuse committee must inform the chairman:1° Any interests that he has held during the two years preceding his appointment, that he holds or comes to hold;2° Any functions in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Publicity and entry into force

Article L3131-1

I. - The acts adopted by the departmental authorities are enforceable by operation of law as soon as they have been brought to the attention of the interested parties in accordance with the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-30

I.-The shower room has a washbasin and a bath or shower. The lavatory may form a single room with the shower room. The materials used for the floors, walls and ceilings of the shower room and lavatory…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Other appendices

Article Annexe G

Statement of mandatory information in supporting documents for public contractsI. - With regard to public contracts below the amount from which contracts are concluded in writing (1) A. - Where the pu…

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