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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 11: Validation of acquired experience

Article 212-167-5

The jury proposes that the tests be validated to the Regional Director for Youth, Sport and the Voluntary Sector, who will notify the candidate of his decision.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Application for circuit approval

Article A331-21-3

Any natural or legal person requesting a modification to the homologation of a circuit must compile a file which includes: 1° A description of the characteristics of the circuit which are to be modifi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: European UCITS management companies

Article L532-21-2

Where the Autorité des marchés financiers finds that a management company referred to in Article L. 532-20-1 with a branch or providing services in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martiniq…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: European FIA management companies

Article L532-21-3

I.-The provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18 and of the first paragraph of article L. 532-18-1 as well as the provisions of Section 2 of Chapter IV of Title I of Book II are applicabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-21-1

Where the court considers that the sale of all or part of the business is conceivable, it shall appoint an administrator, if one has not already been appointed, to take all necessary steps to prepare…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees - Representation on outside bodies

Article L4132-21-1

…ice. The same regional councillor may not associate himself with such a request more than once a year. No mission may be created from 1 January of the calendar year preceding the year in which the reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Transport.

Article L4433-21-1

The overseas regions, as organising authorities for public transport of regional interest, are competent to create and operate rail or guided transport service infrastructures.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section II: Cases of judicial partition and judicial sale.

Article ANNEXE, art. 21

Notifications to absentees shall be made through the hands of their representative or curator.Notifications are governed, in addition, by the provisions of the Code of Civil Procedure.Notifications to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-3

I. - Where an authority of another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area responsible for the supervision of a group on a consolidated basis consult…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-2

I. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall consult the competent authorities within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and o…

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