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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The director of the sports resources, expertise and performance centre

Article R114-12

…paragraph of III of article L. 114-16;9° It appoints to all positions in the institution for which no other authority has been given the power of appointment;10° It takes all measures, in liaison wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-34

…likely to be due as a result of the termination or change of his duties, or subsequent thereto, may not give rise to any payment during the period of his assignment. At the end of the provisional admi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Employee with a fixed-term employment contract.

Article L1226-20

…ns for dismissal of an employee who has suffered an accident at work or an occupational disease, do not apply. If the employer can prove that it is unable to offer a job, under the conditions provided…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-4

The penalty or administrative pecuniary fine notified by the competent authority of a Member State of the European Union other than France and imposed on a service provider established in France in co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-4

…y out the same actions for medicinal products, medical devices or their accessories or in vitro diagnostic medical devices or their accessories which meet public health, therapeutic or diagnostic need…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-2

…appliances; 8° A table and chairs for communal meals; 9° A unit for storing linen and clothing and another for storing household items; 10° A washing machine; 11° books and other items required for st…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-6

…icle 689-1 any person guilty of any of the following offences:1° Any offence concerning an aircraft not registered in France and listed in Article 1 of the aforementioned Convention for the Suppressio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-24

…icers or agents of the judicial police, except in the cases provided for in the previous paragraph. No conviction may be handed down solely on the basis of procedural acts carried out by investigators…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-188

…nstructor diploma in alpine skiing, which constitutes the test to verify theoretical and practical knowledge and safety skills.If the applicant is subject to both tests, the technical test is assessed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to medical reservists

Article L3133-1

…d up, reservists who are employees or public servants, with the exception of those governed by laws no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, no. 84-53…

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