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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-15

…beneficiary of an exclusive exploitation right and outside the cases provided for by the Community regulations in force, the customs administration may, in the course of its controls, detain goods li…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L155-2

…or departments, under the conditions laid down by the rules in force in mainland France pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Act No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to informa…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-1

…as or dispensing with a residence permit gives rise, in addition to the visa fees stipulated by the regulations in force, to the collection of the tax corresponding to the residence permit that this v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfers of goods

Article L1424-17

Assigned property, on the date of promulgation of Law no. 96-369 du 3 mai 1996 relative aux services d'incendie et de secours, par les communes, public establishments for inter-communal cooperation an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-6

…ng contraventions of the mayor's police orders, contraventions of the highway code that the law and regulations authorise them to record or contraventions that they may record by virtue of an express…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-20

…he Republic;4° Any other contribution from a public authority;5° Any revenue authorised by laws and regulations.

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

Article R131-28

…the prerogatives of public authority delegated to it and the tasks entrusted to it by the laws and regulations in force. To this end, the delegation contract contains in particular: 1° The list, amon…

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

Article R131-28-1

…5° The agreement concluded between the federation and the professional league it has set up; 6° The regulations mentioned in article L. 131-16 as well as the technical rules including in particular th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-59

…ness of the school. In particular, it deliberates on the following matters 1° The school's internal regulations ; 2° The general organisation of the school; 3° The objectives and programme of activiti…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-8

…uthority. The examination of goods and the taking of samples carried out pursuant to Article 189 of Regulation (EU) No 952/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 October 2013 laying d…

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