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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for authorising certain research sites

Article R1121-15

The authorisation may be withdrawn or suspended by the authority that issued it if the layout, equipment, hygiene, maintenance or operating conditions are no longer appropriate to the nature of the re…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 8: Nature of the tests leading to the award of the first and second level state diploma for sports instructors and reserved for candidates who are or have been high-level sportsmen and sportswomen.

Article A212-156

The final assessment for the first and second levels is organised at the end of the training course. It consists of an interview based on a practical case submitted to the candidate (marked out of 20;…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Exemption from producing the reception certificate referred to in article L. 313-2

Article R313-15

Other than foreign nationals belonging to one of the categories referred to in article R. 313-14, foreign nationals falling within the cases defined in article L. 313-8 may be exempted from presenting…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Amendment procedures

Article R1322-15

Any change in the name of the source, the owner or the operator, without any change in the operating conditions, must be declared to the Prefect. In the event of a transfer, the person newly holding t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Pre-implementation and post-implementation aid committees

Article 211-151

The costing committee responsible for proposing the amount of aid is made up of one of the co-chairmen of each commission. For each project, the co-chair of the relevant committee has the casting vote…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 2 : Affixing of the executory clause by the court registry

Article 1568-1

Where the agreement relates to the arrangements for exercising parental authority, a note is made in the deed that the minor capable of discernment has been advised of his or her right to be heard and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Provision to the establishments mentioned in article L. 3221-4 of the assets allocated to the public service for combating mental illnesses

Article R3221-15

In the event that the State or the départements do not own the property made available, the establishments referred to in article L. 3221-4 succeed to all their rights and obligations. They are substi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions (R).

Article R5215-15

For the performance of contracts, agreements, procurement contracts or administrative and jurisdictional decisions relating to the operations transferred, the urban community is substituted for the co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Transfer to another Member State of the European Union

Article R581-15

In the event of a beneficiary of temporary protection being transferred to another Member State of the European Union pursuant to article R. 581-13 or R. 581-14, the temporary residence permit issued…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Technical and financial profit-sharing

Article A132-15

For the purposes of Article A. 132-11, the profit-sharing account includes an item entitled "Ceded reinsurance balance". Only risk reinsurance is taken into account, i.e. reinsurance in which the rein…

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