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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Inclusion on the list of top-level athletes

Article R221-3

Entry on the list of top-level sportsmen and women is made in one of the following categories: Elite, Senior, Relève, Reconversion.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Suspension, withdrawal from the lists and prohibition on inclusion on the lists

Article R221-15-1

The Minister responsible for sport may, at any time, by a reasoned decision, oppose the registration of an athlete on the lists mentioned in article L. 221-2 when one of the conditions mentioned in 1°…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-37

The sale is carried out by a ministerial officer authorised by statute to conduct public auctions of tangible movable property and, in the cases provided for by law, by sworn merchandise brokers.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-33

The sale is carried out by public auction either at the place where the seized objects are located, or in an auction room or any other place open to the public whose geographical location is the most…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-38

The sale is made to the highest bidder after three auctions. The price is payable in cash. In the absence of payment by the winning bidder, the item is resold on re-bidding.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article R221-121

I. - An institution to which an application to open a Livret A passbook account has been made by a person referred to in article L. 221-3 shall remind the applicant that he or she may hold only one Li…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article R221-126

The provisions of articles R. 221-121 to R. 221-125 are applicable to Crédit Mutuel special passbook accounts opened before 1 January 2009.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article R221-127

The Banque de France is responsible for statistical monitoring of the collection and use of the savings products mentioned in sections 1 to 5 of this chapter. It submits an annual report on these prod…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General savings products with specific tax arrangements.

Article D221-109

The opening of a share savings plan is the subject of a written contract between the subscriber and one of the bodies mentioned in article L. 221-30.This contract informs the subscriber that only one…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Seizures in the hands of the debtor

Article R221-16

Under penalty of being declared null and void, the attachment deed shall contain : 1° A reference to the title under which the seizure is carried out; 2° An inventory of the property seized, including…

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