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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TERMINATION OF THE RIGHT TO MAINTENANCE

Article L542-1

In the absence of an appeal against the decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons within the time limit laid down in Article L. 532-1, the right to remain on F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Advertising.

Article L5122-12

…11, the following may also engage in the activities defined in the first paragraph of that Article: 1° Persons who were engaged in such activities for at least three years in the ten years prior to 19…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Multiannual risk management programme

Article R1443-12

…bly of the Regional Conference on Health and Autonomy referred to in Article D. 1432-28, including :1° No more than three members from the college mentioned in 1° of the same article ;2° No more than…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition

Article R6147-117

The commission is made up as follows: 1° The chief medical officer of the army hospital or the person he/she appoints for this purpose; 2° Two mediators and their alternates; 3° Three representatives…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-30

The office of director elected by the employees or appointed pursuant to article L. 225-27-1 is incompatible with any office as trade union delegate, member of the works council, member of the group w…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Tax credit for contributions paid to trade unions and national professional military associations

Article 199 quater C

…ncome designated in Article 83, after deduction of the contributions and contributions mentioned in 1° to 2° ter of the same article. The tax credit does not apply to beneficiaries of salaries and wag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-1

…edings, the Public Prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction shall decide whether it is appropriate: 1° Either to prosecute; 2° Or to implement an alternative procedure to prosecution pursuant to the p…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1154-1

When a dispute arises relating to the application of Articles L. 1152-1 to L. 1152-3 and L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-4, the applicant for a job, an internship or a period of training in a company or the empl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Entombment and closure of the coffin (R).

Article R2213-16

…y is admitted in each coffin. However, the interment in the same coffin of the bodies is authorised:1° Of several stillborn children of the same mother or children born alive and then deceased after c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: AIF marketing and pre-marketing procedures.

Article D214-32-1

…reference Member State, of units or shares of AIFs established in a third country, is subject to : 1° Compliance by the manager with the legislative and regulatory provisions applicable to portfolio…

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