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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Safety requirements for football, handball, field and indoor hockey goal cages and basketball goals

Article R322-25

The equipment mentioned in article R. 322-19 is regularly maintained by the operators or managers so that it complies at all times with the safety requirements defined by this section. As soon as it i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organs, tissues and cells removed for therapeutic purposes for others.

Article R1211-22

…alternatives, the doctor may also waive the prohibition mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 1211-14. An order by the Minister for Health specifies the cases in which, despite the risk of tr…

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

Article R814-29

…d each judicial representative, closed on 30 June and 31 December, are audited by a statutory auditor. The judicial representative shall notify the chosen statutory auditor by registered letter with a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to samples taken for the purposes of investigating offences

Article R512-16-2

Authorised officials may order, where applicable under the conditions set out in article L. 512-16, of goods in order to submit them to controls.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book III: Security measures

Article A37-34

…e multidisciplinary commissions on security measures provided for by articles 706-53-14, 763-10 and R. 61-7 are set as follows: HEADQUARTERS OF THE pluridisciplinary security measures TERRITORIAL COMP…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO RESIDENCE IN FRANCE

Article R822-2

The lump-sum contribution representing the costs of removing the foreign national from French territory provided for in article L. 822-2 is due for each employee who is in an irregular situation with…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules of good conduct and organisation

Article R519-29

…s for his proposals and how he has taken account of the information he has obtained from the customer.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-3

…It is located on the ground floor and has a sufficient number of exits, as provided for in article R. 4216-8, which are accessible to disabled people; 2° It has at least two compartments, as referred…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R920-2

…w are replaced as follows:1° to 8° Repealed;9° "préfet" or "sous-préfet" by "représentant de l'Etat à Mayotte";10° "chambre de commerce et d'industrie territoriale" by "chambre de commerce et d'indust…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-49

An inventory, the results of which are produced in support of the financial account, is drawn up at the end of the financial year in accordance with the principles of the general chart of accounts.

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