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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Part-time work.

Article L212-4-4

An agreement or an extended collective branch agreement or a company or establishment agreement may reduce the period provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 212-4-3, within which the employ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-3

The educational actions undertaken as part of the education programme mentioned in 12° of I of article L. 232-5 are provided by educators approved by the agency, under the conditions it determines.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-1

In order to identify the target groups for whom anti-doping education is a priority, the French Anti-Doping Agency takes into account the level of practice of athletes and support staff, the sport dis…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Anti-doping education

Article R232-41-12-2

The education programme referred to in 12° of the I of article L. 232-5 shall cover at least the following topics:the principles and values associated with the fight against doping; -the rights and re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Compliance by sports federations with their obligations

Article R232-41-12-5

To ensure that federations comply with their anti-doping obligations, the Agence française de lutte contre le dopage is empowered to : 1° Question the approved federations, under conditions that it de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-4

At the end of the hearing referred to in the ninth paragraph of Article 41-1-2, the order of the president of the court is immediately notified to the legal representatives of the legal entity and, wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office

Article R15-33-66-4

The Ministry of Justice is authorised to implement automated processing of personal data known as "Cassiopée", comprising the application known as the "automated national order office for judicial pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-55-4

When the penal composition includes the measure of prohibition from leaving the national territory provided for by 12° of article 41-2, the offender shall surrender his passport to the court clerk or…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: French regulated markets.

Article R*421-6-1

Silence on the part of the administration shall constitute a decision to reject : 1° Applications for initial approval of the rules of a regulated market made pursuant to the third paragraph of Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Competent administrative authority

Article R*1233-3-4

The administrative authority referred to in Articles L. 1233-39, L. 1233-46, L. 1233-48 to L. 1233-50, L. 1233-53 and L. 1233-56 to L. 1233-57-8 is the Regional Director of Companies, Competition, Con…

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