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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-19

…of the sentencing decision and the original or a copy of the certificate referred to in article 728-12 and, where applicable, a copy of the record of the hearing of the convicted person and the record…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Surveillance obligation

Article A322-10

…wimming and lifesaving, or to supervising users of the establishments referred to in article D. 322-12. This medical certificate, the model for which is set out in appendix III-9 to this code, must be…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article A322-98

…the teaching level 1 (E1) mentioned inappendix III-15 b. The dive master authorises divers with PE-12 qualifications to dive independently and dive guides (GP) or level 4 divers (P4) to carry out int…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Responsibilities

Article L2316-23

…the company, concluded under the conditions provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2232-12, may define the respective powers of the central social and economic committee and the establishm…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment of the subcontractor

Article R2393-33

…ntractor is a small or medium-sized enterprise or a craftsman within the meaning of article R. 2351-12; 2° 50% of the total amount of the contract when the subcontractor is related to the holder; 3° 2…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-11

…of their prior information about the rights of the creditors mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 526-12 on the affected assets. The same joint or undivided property or the same part of a joint or undiv…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article R314-19

…e of a transaction giving rise to the provision of the information sheet referred to in article L. 312-12, this information document is provided to the borrower at the latest at the same time as this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Common provisions

Article L5211-13

…ve bodies of the public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation mentioned in article L. 5211-12 incur travel expenses on the occasion of meetings of these councils or committees, of the bureau,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for exchanging and sharing information between professionals

Article D1110-3-1

…ned in article R. 1110-2 and who is not part of the care team within the meaning of article L. 1110-12, this professional obtains the person's consent to share this data in accordance with the followi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Suspension, prohibition and termination of research.

Article R1123-63

If the competent authority defined in article L. 1123-12 considers that the sponsor, the investigator or any other person involved in the conduct of the research is no longer fulfilling its obligation…

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