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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

…DISCIPLINARY RULES FOR APPROVED SPORTS FEDERATIONS Article 1These regulations are drawn up in application of articles L. 131-8 and R. 131-3 and in accordance with article ..... (1) of the federation'…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-78

…lows: 1° Circular saws (single- or multiblade) for working with wood and material with similar physical characteristics or for working with meat and material with similar physical characteristics, of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Obtaining a residence permit

Article L433-7

…L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10, or the resident card bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of masseur-physiotherapists

Article R4321-72

…out in articles L. 1453-6 and L. 1453-7, the solicitation or acceptance of a benefit in kind or in cash in any form whatsoever, directly or indirectly, for a prescription or any therapeutic act whats…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-75

The arrangements for applying the provisions of Article 706-22-1 giving concurrent or exclusive jurisdiction to the Sentence Enforcement Judge of the Paris Judicial Court, the Paris Sentence Enforceme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Publicising and monitoring early access authorisations

Article R5121-73-1

…2 to disseminate the authorisation, or any information relating to this authorisation, to the healthcare professionals concerned, must not constitute advertising within the meaning of Article L. 5122-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for registration on the list of court-appointed administrators

Article A811-7

…assigned a coefficient of 6. 2° A test lasting three hours consisting of the resolution of a practical accounting case corresponding to the syllabus of the DPECF test. The mark is assigned a coeffici…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Public contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L2511-7

…filiated undertaking or by a body formed exclusively by several contracting entities with a view to carrying out one or more network operator activities with an undertaking affiliated to one of these…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Concession contracts awarded by a contracting entity to an affiliated undertaking

Article L3211-7

…iliated undertaking or by a body made up exclusively of several contracting entities with a view to carrying out one or more network operator activities with an undertaking affiliated to one of these…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The right to temporary accommodation and the right to lifetime accommodation

Article 765-2

Where the dwelling was the subject of a lease, the successor spouse who, at the time of death, was actually occupying the premises as his or her principal dwelling shall benefit from the right of use…

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