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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons holding the required diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article R212-87

Any person following a training course leading to a diploma, a professional qualification or a certificate of qualification registered on the list drawn up by the Minister for Sport provided for in ar…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of employment, recruitment and grading

Article R113-6

For each recruitment carried out in application of articles R. 113-4 and R. 113-5, the President of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée submits the applications for the opinion of a rec…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-39

A deed of sale is drawn up. This deed shall contain a description of the goods sold, the amount of the hammer price and a statement of the full names of the successful bidders. An extract of the entri…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Contract notices for contracts awarded in accordance with a formal procedure

Article R2131-16

For contracts awarded in accordance with one of the formalised procedures listed in articles R. 2124-2 to R. 2124-6: 1° The State, its public establishments other than of an industrial and commercial…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Hospitality certificates

Article R313-9

In order to obtain validation from the mayor, the signatory of the attestation d'accueil must go in person to the town hall with one of the documents mentioned in articles R. 313-7 and R. 313-8, a doc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-9

The issue or renewal of a residence permit to a foreign national is subject to the collection, when the application is submitted, of information concerning the foreign national which must be mentioned…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions specific to patient care provided in another Member State of the European Union

Article R1111-61

When the request includes the elements mentioned in Article R. 1111-58 and the patient has consented to access to his or her health data under the conditions set out in Article R. 1111-59, it is sent…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Procedure before the National Commission for Compensation for Detentions

Article R40-12

Within a period of one month from the last of the notifications provided for in the first paragraph of the preceding article, the person lodging the appeal shall submit, against a receipt or by regist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI: Criminal provisions

Article R163-2

Any person who questions the Banque de France about the legality of a cheque without complying with the conditions set out in the first paragraph of article R. 131-5 is liable to a 5th class fine. A r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The judgment adopting the plan and the implementation of the plan.

Article R626-41

As soon as the judicial representatives' end-of-assignment report has been filed with the court registry, the court clerk shall send the debtor, the auditors and the public prosecutor a detailed accou…

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