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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of simple adoption

Article 370-1-8

The adopter holds parental authority concurrently with the other member of the couple, who retains sole exercise of that authority, subject to a joint declaration with the adopter addressed to the dir…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of simple adoption

Article 370-1-7

Simple adoption confers the adopter's name on the adopted person by adding it to the latter's name. However, if the adopted person is over thirteen years of age, he or she must consent to this additio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-26-3

Applications for delegation or its renewal must be submitted no later than: - 30 June of the year following that of the Summer Olympic and Paralympic Games; -30 June of the year in which the Olympic a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28-3

…he delegation contract and its appendices are published under the conditions set out in article R. 131-36. The delegation contracts and their appendices are also made available to the public on a webs…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for authorisation

Article D3512-9-3

Approval is granted on the basis of the following criteria: 1° To present and maintain all guarantees of confidentiality, impartiality, integrity and independence. In particular, the approved laborato…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article R6152-355-1

…supplementary pension scheme and equal to 40% of the emoluments mentioned in 1° of article R. 6152-355, excluding the variable portion mentioned in the second paragraph of this same 1°. The amount of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Remuneration

Article R6152-355-2

…éunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and when they return to mainland France after this assignment, the transport costs of contractual practitioners, their spous…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial provisions.

Article R1121-3

For the application of 2° of III of Article L. 1121-16-1, the sponsor may, provided that he has a favourable opinion from the Committee for the Protection of Individuals, ask the Ministers responsible…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-3

…shall check that it includes all the information required under the terms of I or II ofArticle R. 532-1 , as applicable, and, if so, shall examine it. If not, it will ask the applicant to provide the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation procedure

Article R4211-36

…ed by a file containing all the documents mentioned in the decision provided for in Article R. 4211-34.The Director General may request any additional information or carry out an investigation to enab…

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