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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-25-1

Operators or managers are required to notify the Prefect of the département without delay of any serious accident caused by any of the equipment mentioned in this section. A serious accident is a fata…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial solidarity of the principal.

Article L8254-2-1

Any person referred to in article L. 8254-1, informed in writing by an agent referred to in article L. 8271-1-2, by an employees' trade union, an employers' trade union or association or a staff repre…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R5123-2-1

…ense the medicinal products required to continue the treatment if the following conditions are met: 1° The prescription includes a prescription for the medicinal product allowing, in accordance with t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-16-2

When it exercises at least one of the three competences defined in 1°, 2° and 4° of II of Article L. 5214-16 or the organisation of public passenger transport within the meaning of loi n° 82-1153 du 3…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors

Article A822-28-1

The continuing professional training provided for in Article L. 822-4 ensures that the knowledge and skills required for the certification of accounts and the performance of assignments carried out by…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 77-1-2

…e officer or agent may carry out the requisitions provided for in the first paragraph of Article 60-2 subject to Article 60-1-2. With the authorisation of the juge des libertés et de la détention (lib…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-1

At the request of the public prosecutor, officers of the judicial police and, on their orders or responsibility, officers of the judicial police and deputy officers of the judicial police mentioned in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-2

I.-For the sole purpose of detecting the presence in an athlete's sample and the use by that athlete of a substance or method prohibited pursuant to Article L. 232-9, the laboratory accredited by the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-2

The testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-14-1 may only be carried out if the athlete has given his consent to the director of the testing department of the French Anti-Doping Agency or to th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-10-2

All athletes, athlete support personnel, sports federations and any body, member or agent of a sports federation shall cooperate with anti-doping organisations that are signatories to the World Anti-D…

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