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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article A212-178

Any person exercising or wishing to exercise the functions covered by article L. 212-1 must be able to present to the department responsible for examining the declaration file a medical certificate st…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Election of Commercial Court Judges.

Article L723-1

…ges of a commercial court are elected within the jurisdiction of the court by a college composed of:1° Elected members of the chambers of commerce and industry and the chambers of trade and craft with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Authorisation

Article R6322-15

…hen they are not served by the in-house pharmacy of a health establishment by virtue of article R. 5126-13 , cosmetic surgery facilities may have an in-house pharmacy under the conditions provided for…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L221-1

…toric monuments, natural or legal persons carrying out the operations mentioned in I of article L. 211-1 , including on an ancillary basis, may only use the services of qualified persons holding a pro…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2421-1

…who must first ensure the feasibility and appropriateness of each proposed project, are as follows: 1° Determining the location of the project; 2° Drawing up the programme defined in article L. 2421-2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation procedure.

Article R2324-10

…e must submit the application for authorisation mentioned in the third paragraph of article L. 2324-1 to the Prefect of the département where the minors are to be hosted. If this application remains u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Financial provisions

Article R3443-1

…ying to the total amount of each of these allowances the increased ratio defined in article L. 3443-1.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D5151-12

…en the holder of the civic commitment account does not fall into one of the situations mentioned in 1° to 3° of article L. 5151-2, a body designated by order of the minister responsible for vocational…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Book VII: ENFORCEMENT OF REMOVAL DECISIONS

Article R730-1

In accordance with article R. 264-1, the provisions of articles R. 731-1, R. 732-1 to R. 732-6 and R. 733-1 to R. 733-21 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK I: Commerce in general.

Article Annexe 1-2

…first name of the registered person) declare under my responsibility, in accordance with article R. 123-121-1, to have informed my spouse Mr / Mrs (delete as appropriate), with whom I married without…

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