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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 365-1

The president or one of the assessors designated by him or her writes the grounds for the judgment. In the event of a conviction, the statement of reasons shall consist of a statement of the main pros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Deliberations of the Assize Court

Article 361-1

If, when the provisions of Article 349-1, the Assize Court has answered the first question in the affirmative and the second in the negative, it finds the accused guilty. If it has answered negatively…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The territorial delegate of the Agence nationale du sport

Article R112-36

The representative of the State in the local authorities governed by article 74 of the Constitution and in New Caledonia exercises the functions entrusted to the regional Prefect by articles R. 112-32…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial organisation

Article R114-36

The centre's funds are deposited with an accountant from the Directorate General of Public Finances. When the centre's funds come from surpluses from previous financial years, from donations, from the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Tasks

Article D211-36

The Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques is based in Saint-Pierre-Quiberon.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: State diploma in youth, popular education and sport

Article D212-36

The diplôme d'Etat de la jeunesse, de l'éducation populaire et du sport (state diploma in youth, popular education and sport) is awarded for the speciality of "sports development" or for the specialit…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Proceedings before the criminal courts.

Article 365-1

A summons served on an accused person by a customs officer on the instructions of the public prosecutor under the conditions set out in article 390-1 of the Code of Criminal Procedure shall be deemed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the classification committee

Article R211-36

The Classification Committee may only sit validly if at least fourteen members are present.The members of the Classification Committee may not delegate their vote.Votes are cast by secret ballot. Howe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-36

When the operator of a cinema within the scope of 2° of article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-36

Completion of a video game means producing the first version of the video game ready to be duplicated for marketing or to be made available to the public online.

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