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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-171

Where the Paris Criminal Court or Juvenile Court declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in Article 706-170, it shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action as…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-180

A standard declaration form for persons wishing to teach, supervise or lead physical or sporting activities, or to train those taking part in them, in return for remuneration is given in Annex II-12 t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-181

Persons who have declared their activity in accordance with the provisions of the Order of 12 January 1994 retain the benefit of this declaration for the three-year period initially provided for in ar…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-177

It is the responsibility of the administrative authority, when requesting the issue of bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record and the information contained in the automated national judicial file of pe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-179

At the time of renewal of the declaration, any person wishing to continue to exercise the functions covered by article L. 212-1 must produce a certificate of no contraindication to the practice and su…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-176

The declaration provided for in articles R. 212-85 and R. 212-87, a specimen of which is given in appendix II-12, includes the surname, forenames, date and place of birth, nationality, contact details…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-178

Any person exercising or wishing to exercise the functions covered by article L. 212-1 must be able to present to the department responsible for examining the declaration file a medical certificate st…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definition

Article L341-1

Any unsolicited contact, by any means whatsoever, with a specific natural person or legal entity with a view to obtaining their agreement to ... constitutes a banking or financial solicitation: 1° The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Definitions

Article L420-1

I.-A trading venue is a regulated market within the meaning of Article L. 421-1, a multilateral trading facility within the meaning of Article L. 424-1 or an organised trading facility within the mean…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L511-11

Credit institutions and finance companies must have paid-up initial capital or a paid-up endowment, the minimum amount of which, between one million and five million euros depending on the authorisati…

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