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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 4: Organisation of public combat sports events

Article A331-35

Approved sports federations, their regional or departmental bodies and their members are exempt from the formality stipulated in 3° of article A. 331-33, provided that the agreement mentioned in artic…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration of the administrator, the administrator responsible for the implementation of the plan, the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-20

The fee provided for in Article R. 663-22 in respect of the registration of declared and unverified claims, as well as claims entered on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 3 of table 4…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-3

In the case of permanent or temporary sports arenas to be built, the application for approval is submitted as follows:a) When the application for planning permission for the structure which is the sub…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article A36-8

The secretary of the commission: 1° Ensures that the papers have been double marked by a team comprising a magistrate and a customs official. The result of these double markings is submitted to the co…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Crisis prevention and management measures

Article A311-4

The preventive resolution plans referred to in article L. 311-8 shall include, quantifying them wherever necessary and possible, the following elements: 1° A description of the legal and organisationa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article A814-4

The auditors appointed, in accordance with the provisions of Article R. 814-45, in order to carry out the checks on judicial administrators and judicial representatives shall concurrently and personal…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-44

The budget controller shall receive, under the same conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant to Article 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget mana…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A131-4

The substitution of a unit of account for units of account of a comparable nature, as provided for in article R. 131-4 , is authorised by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution on the ba…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Regulation of investments and other assets

Article A332-7

I.-The undertakings referred to in article L. 310-3-2 are able to estimate at any time the impact on their commitments to policyholders and reinsured undertakings and on the realisable value of their…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-58

The budget controller shall receive, under the same conditions as the members of the bodies which he may attend pursuant toArticle 222 of Decree No. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budget manag…

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