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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-16

The delegated federations lay down : 1° The technical rules specific to their discipline as well as the rules intended to control their application and sanction their non-respect by the participants i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34

…of Articles 6 to 17 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013;4° Financial holding companies and parent financial holding companies in a Member State…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Health certification and assessment.

Article L1414-4

…bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in article 26 of Title I of the General Statute for Civil Servants. They are subject to the prohibition provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-9

…ion establishment provides, under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article L. 5211-26, the appointment of a liquidator, this is decided by the representative of the State in the depar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R154-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public interest groups (R)

Article D1115-6

…opean funding. In the latter three cases, the provisions of I of Article 7 of Decree no. 2012-91 of 26 January 2012 relating to public interest groupings are applicable. In these cases, the grouping's…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: The National Council

Article R821-46

…he Compagnie nationale by virtue of this title, and in particular its articles R. 821-25 and R. 821-26. At the proposal of the Executive Committee, it adopts the budget of the Compagnie Nationale, dis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article D214-32-31

…shares or units of general-purpose investment funds, other than those referred to in Article L. 214-26-1, marketed in France, as well as the shares or units of FIAs governed by foreign law marketed in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article D4425-20

…particularly with regard to financial assistance, taxation, pricing and subsidies, as well as the main developments relating to the financial relations between the Corsican regional authority and th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to health, safety and working conditions

Article R114-75

The staff responsible for occupational health and safety inspections in the centres are inspectors attached to the General Inspectorate for Education, Sport and Research, carrying out their duties und…

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