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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Adversarial proceedings.

Article 470

If none of the parties completes the procedural acts within the required time limits, the judge may, of his own motion, strike out the case by a decision not subject to appeal after a final notice add…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Preliminary rulings.

Article 482

A judgment which, in its operative part, merely orders an investigative measure or a provisional measure does not have the authority of res judicata in the main proceedings.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L312-14

Organising a public sporting event in a non-approved venue or in breach of the requirements imposed by the approval is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L312-16

The penalties provided for in article L. 312-14 are doubled if the offender is also convicted of manslaughter or unintentional bodily harm.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L312-15

The penalties laid down in article L. 312-14 apply to the issuing or transfer, whether free of charge or for consideration, of admission tickets to a sporting event in excess of the number of spectato…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Criminal provisions

Article L312-17

In the event of a conviction for one of the offences mentioned in articles L. 312-14 to L. 312-16, the court may prohibit the organisation of public sporting events in the enclosure. Provisional enfor…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R752-44-4

The application for authorisation is sent electronically to the Prefect, with an electronic acknowledgement of receipt sent immediately. The Prefect has one month from receipt of the authorisation app…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-41-4

The applicant is summoned by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt to be heard by the Enforcement Committee.They may be assisted or represented by a person of their choice.If the applicant…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Practice of control medicine.

Article R4127-102

The examining doctor must inform the person he is going to examine of his mission and the legal framework in which it is being carried out, and confine himself to this. He must be very circumspect in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Practice of control medicine.

Article R4127-104

The doctor in charge of the examination is bound to secrecy towards the administration or body that calls upon his services. He may and must only provide his conclusions from an administrative point o…

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