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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 460-1

Where the person claiming to have been injured has brought a civil action in the manner provided for in Article 420-1, the President shall read out the claim as soon as the hearing has been completed.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Division of powers between professional leagues and federations

Article R132-11

…ns under which sportsmen and women are made available to teams bearing the name "Equipe de France"; 4° Implementation of the federal medical regulations; 5° Exercising the right to information provide…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions applicable to tourist offices set up as a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article R133-10

…or the previous financial year; 3° Fixing the minimum number of staff and their remuneration rates; 4° The annual advertising and promotional programme; 5° The programme of festivals, cultural and art…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article L615-16

Without prejudice, where appropriate, to the more serious penalties laid down in respect of breaches of State security, anyone who knowingly breaches one of the obligations or prohibitions laid down i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1

The provisions of Book I of Part IV, in the version resulting from Law No. 2019-774 of 24 July 2019 on the organisation and transformation of the healthcare system, with the exception of Articles L. 4…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 6: Small modifications

Article R2194-8

The contract may be modified where the amount of the modification is less than the European thresholds set out in the notice annexed to this code and less than 10% of the amount of the initial contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-25

…the technical equipment;3° To enable a functional programme for using the structure to be drawn up;4° To propose, where appropriate, methods of repair or reinforcement, together with timescales for c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article L711-14

The Paris-Ile-de-France regional chamber of commerce and industry exercises all the powers devolved to any regional chamber of commerce and industry. The departmental chambers of commerce and industry…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURES

Article R141-5

…as performed, activities he has exercised;3° Professional activities at the date of the application;4° Qualification of the applicant in his speciality;5° Means of telecommunication and facilities ava…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The rights of spouses and matrimonial property regimes.

Article 1293

The judgment may not be given until one month after the entry provided for in the preceding article has been made in the margin of the birth certificate of each of the spouses or, if that certificate…

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