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Showing 35213530 of 34876 articles for Art. CA Douai 4-5-2023 n° 22/00072

French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles

Article R212-5

…articles R. 335-5 to R. 335-11 &…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Information for foreign nationals

Article R613-5

A foreign national who is granted a period of voluntary departure is informed that the administrative authority may terminate it if a reason for refusing this period appears after it has been notified…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-5

…the members referred to in 4° of article R. 114-4 shall be by single-ballot uninominal ballot. Each candidate is accompanied by a substitute. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is elected. Vo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorised examinations and samples.

Article R232-51

The samples and screening operations listed in article R. 232-50 are carried out under the direct supervision of the person in charge of testing or, except for protected persons within the meaning of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Composition

Article L2363-5

…y representing the staff of the participating entities, subsidiaries and establishments concerned located in France are appointed in accordance with the provisions of Article L. 2352-5 and, where appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-5

…he territorial public establishment, in place and stead of its member municipalities, shall automatically exercise competences in the areas of:1° Urban policy:a) Drawing up a diagnosis of the territor…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter III: Definitive advertising

Article R533-5

If, after the sale of the property, the price has been duly paid for distribution, final publication is replaced by service of the creditor's title on the person responsible for distributing the price…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Examination and conditions of authorisation.

Article R5121-50-1

…ce to the provisions of 2° of Article R. 5121-50, each year the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé publishes on its website the list of medicinal products or products…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-539-2

Associate assistant candidates may sign a contract to work in a public health institution and are then recruited for a period of two years or four years. The total duration of their duties as associat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Associate assistants.

Article R6152-539-1

Subject to the provisions of article R. 6152-539-2, associate assistants are recruited for an initial period of either one or two years, renewable by periods of one year, but the total period of servi…

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