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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-4-1

Testing under New Caledonian regulations governing the protection of athletes' health and the fight against doping, as well as under this chapter, shall be conducted, after the athlete has been notifi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Checking and recording offences

Article L425-1-2

…es, without a duly justified medical reason, one or more substances or methods mentioned in article L. 425-1-1 or facilitating their use or encouraging their use; 2° Producing, manufacturing, importin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Employer's obligations

Article L1233-57-14

…potential buyers;3° Where applicable, initiate the environmental assessment referred to in article L. 623-1 of the French Commercial Code. This assessment must provide a precise diagnosis of the poll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-25-1

…bility where that person is, for that other employee, one of those mentioned in 1° to 9° of Article L. 3142-16. Annual leave may only be transferred if it exceeds twenty-four working days. An employee…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Management, administrative and executive bodies

Article L323-13

The procedures referred to in Article L. 323-12 provide in particular for the drawing up of an annual individual declaration by each of the members, who are natural persons, of the board of directors,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-19

…cision to grant the resident card bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 426-17 is subject to compliance with the conditions of republican integration provided for in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions for the authorisation and operation of health establishments, medical biology laboratories and other organisations

Article L2142-3-1

In each establishment, organisation, health cooperation group or laboratory authorised to carry out biological activities for medically assisted procreation, a responsible person is designated, respon…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: DECISIONS THAT MAY ASSORT THE DECISION REQUIRING LEAVING FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L612-11

The administrative authority may extend the prohibition on return for a maximum period of two years in the following cases:1° The foreign national has remained illegally on French territory when he/sh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter X: Companies whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article L22-10-77

…animously, shall decide on a draft resolution relating to the information mentioned in I of Article L. 22-10-9. Where the draft resolution referred to in the previous paragraph is not approved, the Su…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-10-6

The custodian may not delegate to third parties the functions conferred upon it by I and III of article L. 214-10-5. The custodian may delegate to third parties the asset safekeeping functions referre…

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