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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article R212-10-9

…0-11, enabling him to assess the training body's ability to provide training that complies with the regulations for the diploma being prepared and its ability to offer guarantees of success.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions for import and export.

Article 21

In the event of mobilisation, in the event of clear aggression requiring the country to provide for its own defence, in periods of external tension when circumstances so require, the Government may re…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-25

…itions set by the fund rules or the SICAV's articles of association, in accordance with the general regulations of the Autorité des marchés financiers.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-156

The General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers shall determine in particular the conditions under which subscribers are informed of the investment rules specific to this specialised pro…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VIII: European companies

Article L322-28

…e provisions of this section, the société européenne shall be governed by the provisions of Council Regulation (EC) No 2157/2001 of 8 October 2001 on the Statute for a European Company (SE), by the pr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Abnormally low bids from subcontractors

Article L2193-9

…ing is submitted after notification of the contract, in accordance with the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Contracts awarded without prior publication or competitive tendering

Article L2322-1

…e or security contract without prior advertising or competitive tendering in the cases laid down by regulation when, due in particular to the existence of an unsuccessful initial procedure, particular…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title I: Common provisions

Article 750

…does not exceed 5,000 euros in ordinary oral proceedings or in certain matters laid down by law or regulation. In all cases, the parties may apply to the court by means of a joint application.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Coordination of powers between the European Public Prosecutor, the Deputy European Public Prosecutors and the French judicial authority

Article 696-135

Where, in the cases referred to in Article 25(6) of the aforementioned Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017, the public prosecutor to whom the investigation has been referred refuses t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L526-36

…gislation et de la réglementation financières (consultative committee for financial legislation and regulation).

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