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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article R331-18

…munication may refer to himself any information likely to justify initiating the investigation procedure prior to inclusion on the list referred to in I of Article L. 331-25. The Director General of t…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-4

…ies are practised, as well as its annexes, without the authorisation provided for in article L. 232-18-7. They may obtain explanations on site between 6am and 11pm, or at any time when these premises…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-8

…the framework of the investigations mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5 and in article L. 232-18-1, at the request of the investigators and subject to the preservation of a legally protected sec…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-6

Any person summoned or heard, including during the explanations provided for in 3° of article L. 232-18-4, has the right to be assisted by counsel of his choice.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-9

…2-9, with the exception of narcotics, where applicable by applying the provisions of article L. 232-18-5. These acts may not constitute incitement to commit an offence, failing which they shall be nul…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-1

…ed in 3° of I of article L. 232-5, he shall authorise the investigators in accordance with the procedures laid down by decision of the College.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-7

…ial court provided for by the decree referred to in I of article 706-2 of the Code of Criminal Procedure may, at the reasoned request of the Secretary General of the French Anti-Doping Agency, authori…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-3

In the context of the investigations mentioned in articles L. 232-5 and L. 232-18-1, professional secrecy may not be invoked against the French Anti-Doping Agency and its investigators or, where appli…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-5

For the sole purpose of investigating or establishing the violations and breaches mentioned in 3° of I of article L. 232-5, gathering evidence and tracking down the perpetrators or gathering informati…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-2

The investigators of the French Anti-Doping Agency may have recourse, for the purposes of an ongoing investigation, to experts registered on a list of legal experts, to the persons mentioned in articl…

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