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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-12-1

…of the town council benefit each year from an individual right to training recorded in euros, which can be accumulated over the entire term of office up to a ceiling and the annual amount of which is…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 698-6

…t of Appeal may appoint a maximum of two assessors from among the magistrates acting in a temporary capacity or honorary magistrates exercising judicial functions under the conditions set out in Secti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Grounds for refusal of recognition and enforcement

Article 728-32

Enforcement of the sentencing decision shall be refused in the following cases: 1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentencing decision and has n…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1 The Training and Employment Committee

Article A142-6

…ring management professions; 4° The Director of the National Mountain Sports School; 5° A regional academic delegate for youth, commitment and sport appointed by the Minister for Sport; 6° The Directo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3136-1

…ith the terms ofarticle 131-8 of the Criminal Code and under the conditions set out in articles 131-22 to 131-24 of the same code, and the additional penalty of suspension of the driving licence for a…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 612-4

…which the services are subject under the provisions of Chapters I to III of Decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 on on-demand audiovisual media services;5° Be up to date with payment of the tax on phy…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-77

…mously, shall decide on a draft resolution relating to the information mentioned in I of Article L. 22-10-9. Where the draft resolution referred to in the previous paragraph is not approved, the Super…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising departmental mandates

Article L3123-10-1

…y be supplemented, at the request of its holder, by additional rights that may be financed by the local authorities in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Conditions for exercising regional mandates

Article L4135-10-1

…y be supplemented, at the request of its holder, by additional rights that may be financed by the local authorities in accordance with the terms and conditions defined in articles L. 2123-12, L. 3123-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Substances which may be used in the manufacture of veterinary medicinal products.

Article L5144-1

…of organic origin intended for the same purposes, with the exception of those containing only chemically known principles;c) Substances with anabolic, anticatabolic or beta-agonist activity;d) Poison…

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