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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article D712-14-2

…al particularities or on an experimental basis by the prefect, for which those chambers cannot provide all the funding themselves;3° Measures to restructure a chamber made necessary by the disappearan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Involuntary hospitalisation

Article D47-29

When the investigating chamber or a trial court decides, in accordance with Article 706-135 of this code, to involuntarily hospitalise the person in an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-24

…arrant, the person sought is being prosecuted before the French courts or if the French courts have decided not to institute proceedings or to terminate them;2° Si la personne recherchée pour l'exécut…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-10

The federation is responsible for: 1° issuing sports licences and sports agents' licences ; 2° The training and further training of federal managers, instructors, trainers and coaches; 3° The organisa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to agricultural products and foodstuffs

Article L443-4

…raph of III of Article L. 631-24 and in Articles L. 631-24-1 et L. 631-24-3 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code or, where applicable, any other available indicators, including those drawn up…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Issue.

Article R5132-6-1

…ts may supply shipping companies operating ships with medicines listed on the medical supplies provided for in the regulations annexed to the decree of 23 November 1987 relating to ship safety, on pre…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Death certificates.

Article 86

In the event of death during a sea voyage and in the circumstances provided for in Article 59, it will be recorded within twenty-four hours by the instrumental officers designated in this article and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Administration of establishments in the network of chambers of commerce and industry

Article L712-11-1

…a public-law employment contract. The employment contract or employment contract offered shall include the essential elements of the contract or employment contract held by the public-law employee, in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Composition

Article R4134-3

…hambers of commerce and industry, the regional chambers of agriculture, the regional chambers of trades or the regional conferences of trades or the territorial chambers of commerce and industry, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-16

In the event of a vacancy in the office of Chairman or Vice-Chairman of a section or chamber for one of the reasons listed in Article R. 1423-15, the industrial tribunal members of the section or cham…

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