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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-5

I.-The French National Olympic and Sports Committee is the owner of the national Olympic emblems.It is also the depositary of :1° The Olympic emblems, flag, motto and symbol ;2° The Olympic anthem;3°…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-2

…(EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and cooperation in matters relating to maintenance obligations.Applications submitted to t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 769

…sentences handed down after deferral of sentence, pardons, commutations or reductions of sentences, decisions suspending or ordering the enforcement of a first conviction, decisions taken pursuant to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Other consequences

Article L232-23-6

The decisions of the Sanction Committee of the French Anti-Doping Agency finding an anti-doping rule violation and the agreements concluded in accordance with article L. 232-22 shall be made public af…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Termination of benefits

Article L551-14

…ds under the following conditions:1° When the foreign national has not lodged an appeal against the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory taken in application of 4° of article L. 6…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article L824-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation.

Article L5212-16

…may join a syndicate for only some of the competences exercised by the syndicate. In this case, the decision to set up the syndicate or an amending decision determines the list of communes that are me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article L613-20-6-1

…and communicate it to the competent authority. The two authorities work together to reach a joint decision within two months of receiving this assessment. The joint decision shall be duly documented…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care

Article R3223-8

…1° of article L. 3223-1 and the last paragraph of article L. 3213-9, the Commission is informed of decisions to admit a person to psychiatric care taken pursuant to Chapters II to IV of Title I of th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The Registry.

Article 972

…thout delay by the clerk of the court to the clerk of that court. If there is no appeal against the decision, the file of the court that ruled at first instance shall be returned to the clerk of that…

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