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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-22-1

…3° of II of article L. 232-9 in the context of establishing the profile mentioned in article L. 232-12-1, the matter is referred to a three-member committee of experts set up by the French Anti-Doping…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Opposition

Article R613-44-11

Where opposition proceedings are suspended pursuant to the provisions of 1° of Article R. 613-44-10, they shall be resumed at the request of one of the parties forwarding to the National Institute of…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Creation procedure

Article L2113-8-1

…council following the creation of the new commune, where each of the former communes had fewer than 1,000 inhabitants, the deputies are elected under the conditions set out in Article L. 2122-7.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General conditions

Article R2142-1

…in the procurement procedure relating to the capacities of the candidate referred to in Article L. 2142-1, as well as the acceptable means of proof, shall be indicated by the purchaser in the notice o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R5123-1

…initiate the redeployment, placement and vocational retraining measures provided for in article L. 5123-1 and may grant the individual redeployment assistance referred to in articles L. 5123-2 and L.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discriminatory refusal of care

Article R1521-1

I.-Articles R. 1110-8 to R. 1110-14 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1215 of 2 October 2020 relating to the procedure applicable to refusa…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Civil penalties

Article L241-1-1

…actual terms in identical contracts that have been deemed unfair, within the meaning of Article L. 212-1 with the exception of its fourth paragraph, by a court decision that has become final with rega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General rules governing the composition of assets

Article R214-12

I. - The money market instruments referred to in 5° of I of article R. 214-11 are :1° Issued or guaranteed by :a) A Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the Eu…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Civil penalties

Article L242-18-1

…bstructs the implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity provided for in articles L. 224-25-17 to L. 224-25-25. The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs, a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article R232-12-1

…Sanctions Committee may set up sections of three or five members, chaired by a person mentioned in 1° of Article L. 232-7-2. The Sanctions Committee may only sit in plenary session if at least five o…

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