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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-26

PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT SUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SPORTS CODE 1. Head protection items : - helmets intended for sports use with, where appropriate, their chin straps, with the exception o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-28

TECHNICAL AND SAFETY RULES APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC DEMONSTRATIONS OF COMBAT SPORTS IN DISCIPLINES IN WHICH THE DISABLING OF A SPORTSPERSON FOLLOWING A BLOW FROM AN OPPONENT IS AUTHORISED AND WHICH ARE NO…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-27

CONTENT OF THE MANAGEMENT SHEET FOR SECOND-HAND PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENTSUBJECT TO THE PROVISIONS OF THE SPORTS CODE The management sheet referred to in article A. 322-177 contains the following…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Possibilities for grouping company pension savings plans

Article L224-27

Notwithstanding article L. 224-20, when a collective company retirement savings plan is set up, the company may decide, under the conditions mentioned in article L. 224-14, to set up compulsory paymen…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-5

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the following provisions:1° Sections 1, 2, 5, 10, 11 and 12 of Chapter I of Title II of Book I;2° Sections 1 and 2 and sub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 459

The accused, the other parties and their lawyers may file submissions. These submissions are endorsed by the president and the court clerk; the latter mentions this filing in the hearing notes. The co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 461

If the debates cannot be completed during the same hearing, the court shall, by judgment, fix the day on which they shall be continued.The parties and witnesses not heard, or those who have been invit…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 458

The public prosecutor shall, in the name of the law, make such submissions, both written and oral, as he or she considers appropriate for the good of justice.In the event that written submissions are…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Discussion by the parties

Article 460

On completion of the investigation at the hearing, the civil party is heard in his application, the public prosecutor takes his closing arguments, the accused and, if applicable, the person civilly li…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Trial courts

Article R279

For the application of in article R. 49-8-4 in New Caledonia, the reference "to the first paragraph of II of article 529-4" is replaced by the reference "to article 850-1".

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