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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 4: Obligation and conditions of registration

Article L211-18-1

…y any means are obliged to provide a guarantee against insolvency in accordance with article L. 211-18.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition of specialised committees for grades and equivalent grades

Article A212-175-18

The term of office of the members of the specialised commissions for the equivalent grades is identical to the term of office of the governing bodies of the federations mentioned in article A. 212-175…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to practise in France within the framework of the provision of services

Article A212-182-2

A copy of the form required for the declaration provided for in article R. 212-92 is given in appendix II-12-3. This form specifies the list of documents required for this declaration.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182-1

A copy of the form required to renew the declaration provided for in article R. 212-88 is given in appendix II-12-2-b. This form specifies the list of documents required to renew the declaration. When…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Withholding

Article L335-18

A decree in the Council of State shall set: 1° The conditions for applying the measures provided for in articles L. 335-10 to L. 335-16; 2° The conditions under which goods likely to infringe a copyri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-18

…the agency mentioned in article L. 5311-1 of this code and to the Economic Committee for Health Products, by 31 March each year at the latest, a declaration providing information relating to sales ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-18

…hysiotherapists registered as salaried employees who meet the conditions set out in article L. 4321-18-1. The number of members of the departmental or interdepartmental council is set by regulation, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-18

With the exception of those whose full ownership is assigned to private individuals, and which are henceforth governed by the provisions of ordinary law, land on which, for whatever reason, the right…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-18

The Minister responsible for industrial property may give formal notice to the owners of invention patents other than those referred to in Article L. 613-16 to begin working them in such a way as to m…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-18

A decree in the Council of State sets out: 1° The conditions under which the reports establishing the state of abandonment are drawn up; 2° The methods of publicity that must be used to bring the repo…

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