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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-92-1

The accused party and the President of the French Anti-Doping Agency shall be informed of the identity of the members of the panel that will examine the case. A party wishing to challenge a member of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Livret A passbook savings accounts

Article L221-3

…on may only hold one Livret A or one Crédit Mutuel special passbook account opened before 1 January 2009. However, low-income housing associations may open one or more Livret A passbook accounts with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIa: Customs detention and criminal proceedings

Article L716-9

It shall be punishable by four years' imprisonment and a fine of 400,000 euros for any person, with a view to selling, supplying, offering for sale or hiring goods presented under an infringing tradem…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Production

Article 314

Ministerial decrees determine the date and procedures for affixing meters approved by the administration (1) to distillation equipment used by professional distillers, by bouilleurs de cru or on their…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties

Article R824-16

The person being prosecuted is summoned to appear before the panel no less than one month before the date of the meeting. The president of the regional compagnie des commissaires aux comptes to which…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Working hours and rest periods

Article R7124-30

During school holidays, the employment of a child aged between six and sixteen in a modelling activity and prior selection with a view to carrying out this activity may only be authorised during half…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: National biovigilance system

Article R1211-32

…cal devices incorporating elements, products or derivatives mentioned in 1° of I of article R. 1211-29; c) Any healthcare professional involved in the therapeutic management of the persons mentioned i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Credits

Article R753-9

…cable articles In the wording resulting from the decreeR. 313-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 313-4No. 2021-1887 of 29 December 2021R. 313-5no. 2023-369 of 11 May 2023R. 313-10n° 2021-1887 of 29 Dece…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General conditions for the transmission and exchange of information.

Article R6113-28

…information systems mentioned in article L. 6113-7, or collected in application of articles L. 162-29 and L. 162-29-1 of the Social Security Code, they are made anonymous before any exchange or shari…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Special cases

Article 695-45

…ary transfer of the latter in accordance with the forms provided for in the articles 695-28 and 695-29, the first to third paragraphs of article 695-30, and the last paragraph of l'article 695-31, it…

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