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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-36

The natural or legal person applying for the approval of a circuit shall bear the costs of the study and visits required to examine the application.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 6: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article R331-53

The composition of the declaration file and the procedures for submitting it are set by order of the Minister for Sport and the Minister for the Interior.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Notification of concentrations and granting of authorisation

Article R331-27

Any authorised event may not commence until the technical organiser has provided the authority that issued the authorisation or its representative with written confirmation that all the requirements s…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-5

The competent administrative authority issues a declaration receipt to the organiser when the application is complete, no later than three weeks before the date of the event. If necessary, it will sen…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulated commitments

Article R331-2

The provisions of this chapter are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories and in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R331

Article R. 147 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 147.-In the cases provided for in articles 54,56,97 and 151, compensation shall only be granted for the custody of seals when it has not been deemed appro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 14: Age limit and extension of service

Article R6152-331

The practitioner shall inform the Director General of the Centre National de Gestion and the Director of the establishment to which he is appointed of his intention not to continue working at the end…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties towards patients and newborn babies.

Article R4127-331

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-7 and for legitimate reasons which the midwife assesses according to her conscience, a patient may be kept in ignorance of a serious diagnosis or prognosis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-12-4

The president of the metropolitan council keeps the accounts for the commitment of expenditure under the conditions laid down by joint order of the Minister for the Interior and the Minister for the B…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article LO6432-4-1

The office of President of the Territorial Council is incompatible with the office of member of an independent administrative authority or an independent public authority created by the State.

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