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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 310

…nary power by virtue of which he may, in his honour and conscience, take any measures that he deems useful to discover the truth. He may, if he considers it appropriate, refer the matter to the court,…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Role of sports federations

Article L231-5

…ch Anti-Doping Agency.They provide information to licence-holders and their managers to prevent the use of doping substances and procedures, with the support of the doping prevention medical units.Tra…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-5

…to contribute to: 1° The establishment and operation of guarantee or advance funds for the film industry and other arts and moving image industries managed by the public limited company known as the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Withholding

Article L722-12

…Article L. 722-9 and in the second paragraph of I of l'article L. 722-11, the person authorised to use a geographical indication or the body for the defence of geographical indications may, at their…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Use of the "appellation d'origine contrôlée" logo

Article L431-3

…ing of Article 2 of Article 6 ter of the Paris Convention of 20 March 1883 for the Protection of Industrial Property, shall be used in any presentation of agricultural products and foodstuffs benefiti…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L513-26-1

I.-Sociétés de crédit foncier may use the "European covered bond" label for the "obligations foncières" and other senior debt referred to in Article L. 513-2, paragraph 2 of the first paragraph that t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Subscribing associations.

Article R141-4

…tion, which percentage may not exceed 10%.The General Meeting may only validly deliberate if one thousand members or at least one thirtieth of the members are present, represented or have made use of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-13

Insurance and reinsurance undertakings must put in place internal processes and procedures to ensure the appropriateness, completeness and accuracy of the data used in the calculation of their prudent…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures

Article R2372-5

…rd of a project management contract relating to the refurbishment of a structure, the purchaser may use a competitive dialogue when the conditions for using this procedure are met. A jury may be set u…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Public billing portal

Article R2392-3

…ntification of the issuer, data integrity, security, confidentiality and traceability of exchanges. Use of the public invoicing portal is exclusive of any other method of transmission in electronic fo…

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