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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R3123-19-3

The member of the departmental council who wishes to benefit from training under their individual right to training sends a request to the manager of the fund for financing and managing the individual…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R4135-19-3

The member of the regional council who wishes to benefit from training under their individual right to training sends a request to the manager of the fund for the financing and management of the indiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Water and sanitation

Article L4424-36-1

The State representative may ask the territorial collectivity of Corsica to amend the master plan for water development and management to bring it into line with the provisions of articles L. 212-1 an…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3

In all cases provided for in this paragraph, the court may, in accordance with the provisions of Article 141-1, place or maintain the accused under judicial supervision. This decision is provisionally…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Control of the profession

Article L821-12-3

For the purposes mentioned in 9° of I of Article L. 821-1, the High Council may communicate information or documents to the authorities of non-EU Member States exercising powers similar to its own, su…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 380-2-1 A

The appeal lodged by the accused or the prosecution may state that it does not contest the answers given by the assize court on guilt and that it is limited to the decision on sentence.In this case, o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-10

I.- Where the person concerned establishes in a particular case that he is not at fault or negligent, the period of suspension provided for in articles L. 232-23-3-3 to L. 232-23-3-9 shall not apply.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-11

The suspension provided for in 2° of I of article L. 232-23 shall take effect on the date of the decision of the Sanction Commission or of the agreement provided for in article L. 232-21, except where…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-12

Any person who receives a period of Ineligibility of more than four years may, after serving four years of such period of Ineligibility, participate as an athlete in local sporting events organised by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Proposed agreement

Article R15-33-60-1

The Public Prosecutor will inform the victim, when identified, by any means of his decision to propose the conclusion of a judicial public interest agreement to the accused legal entity. The Public Pr…

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