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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-8

…p training sessions preparing for the professional certificate, professional diploma, State diploma and higher State diploma for youth, popular education and sport (CPJEPS, BPJEPS, DEJEPS, DESJEPS) mu…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article R4241-8-1

…d her or them, stating the date on which she began practising the profession of pharmacy assistant, and the length of time she has practised the said profession. The conditions under which the pharmac…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article R4241-8-2

Each candidate's file is sent to the pharmacy inspectorate, which sends the list of beneficiaries to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. In accordance with the conditions laid down in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Persons authorised to practise the profession of pharmacy assistant

Article R4241-8-3

The decisions of the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may be appealed to the Minister for Health.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-8

The court may order, of its own motion or at the request of any person with standing to bring an infringement action, all legally permissible investigative measures even if a seizure for infringement…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-2

…the offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1or 706-74 or used to commit them, and where the needs of the investigation or enquiry so require, officers of the criminal investigati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Surveillance

Article 706-80-1

…within the scope of Articles 706-73,706-73-1 or 706-74, in the context of a surveillance operation, and when required by the needs of the investigation or enquiry, officers of the judicial police and,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Administrative penalties

Article L242-18-8

…relating to updates is punishable by an administrative fine of up to 3,000 euros for an individual and 15,000 euros for a legal entity. This fine is imposed under the conditions set out in Chapter II…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Mortuary rooms (R).

Article R2223-89-1

The staff of public bodies, companies or associations and their establishments authorised in accordance with article L. 2223-23, authorised by any person who is entitled to provide for the funeral, ha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Police custody

Article 706-88-1

…rements of international cooperation make this imperative, the juge des libertés may, exceptionally and in accordance with the procedures set out in the second paragraph of Article 706-88, decide that…

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