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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the classification committee

Article R211-38

Members of classification committees may attend meetings of the classification committee.They may only take part in discussions in an advisory capacity at the request of the chairman of the classifica…

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

Article R221-38

The sale is made to the highest bidder after three auctions. The price is payable in cash. In the absence of payment by the winning bidder, the item is resold on re-bidding.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Budgetary and accounting system

Article R232-38

The management of the accounting officer of the French Anti-Doping Agency is supervised by the Regional Director of Public Finances for the Ile-de-France region.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-38

The National Commission for the Examination of Speed Circuits comprises eight members:1° Three members appointed by the Minister of the Interior ;2° One member appointed by the Minister for Ecology;3°…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-38

The Group risk management function referred to in Article L. 356-18 is structured in such a way as to facilitate the implementation of the risk management system referred to in Article L. 356-19.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: National guarantee fund for agricultural disasters.

Article R431-38

For the application of 1° of article 13 of law no. 64-706 of 10 July 1964, the Caisse Centrale de Réassurance is responsible for compiling the statistics required to carry out the information and prev…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: First demand guarantee and personal and joint surety

Article R2191-38

The substitute guarantee is constituted for the total amount of the contract, including modifications during performance.The amount of the substitute guarantee may not exceed that of the retention gua…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Procedure

Article R321-38

The mediator hears the parties, separately or jointly, and any person whose hearing he deems useful. The parties may be assisted by any person of their choice, whose identity they shall disclose prior…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-38

The decision to extend the company must immediately be brought to the attention of the Director General of the Institut national de la propriété industrielle, accompanied either by a copy of the full…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-38

The person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national plant variety authority keeps a Register of applications for plant variety certificates and a National Register of plant vari…

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