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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Default judgment and opposition

Article 545

The provisions of articles 487 and 488 relating to judgments by default, and 489 to 495 relating to opposition.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Default judgment and opposition

Article 544

Sont applicables devant le tribunal de police les dispositions des articles 410 à 415 relatives à la comparution et à la représentation du prévenu et de la personne civilement responsable. However, wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Forwarding agents.

Article L132-8

The consignment note forms a contract between the sender, the freight forwarder and the consignee or between the sender, the consignee, the freight forwarder and the freight forwarder. The freight for…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article D211-83

…tructure set up by an association or the sports company it has set up which enables young sportsmen and sportswomen over the age of fourteen during the year of their enrolment in the training centre t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article D211-86

The application for approval is submitted to the relevant sports federation by the sports association or company to which the training centre is attached.The federation submits applications for approv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article D211-84

…n the specifications are met. The specifications are drawn up by the relevant delegating federation and sent to the Minister for Sport for approval. It is amended in the same way.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article R211-88

…al may, however, be maintained for a period which may not exceed the remaining term of the approval and which may not be more than two years, if the professional team of the association or company to…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article R211-89

A new licence is granted under the same terms and conditions as those set out in articles D. 211-86 and R. 211-87.However, the rector of the academic region may, by way of exception, issue a new licen…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval of training centres

Article R211-87

Approval is granted for a period of four years by the rector of the academic region. The approval decree is published in the prefecture's official gazette (recueil des actes administratifs).

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Recruitment.

Article L1221-8

Job applicants are expressly informed of the methods and techniques used to assist recruitment prior to their implementation.The results obtained are confidential.The methods and techniques used to as…

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