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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Beneficiaries

Article L434-3

…ren under the age of eighteen and those of the applicant's spouse if, on the day of the application:1° Parentage is established only in respect of the applicant or the applicant's spouse;2° Or where t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article R615-1

…onsumer mediation evaluation and monitoring commission mentioned in article L. 615-1 is made up of: 1° A Conseiller d'Etat; 2° An active or honorary Conseiller à la Cour de Cassation; 3° Four people q…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-12

…ctivities defined in article R. 2333-120-11 an agent who does not satisfy the conditions set out in 1° to 3° of article R. 2333-120-8. The contracting third party shall terminate the duties of an agen…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 novovicies

…ment mentioned in the first paragraph.B. - The tax reduction also applies under the same conditions:1° To housing located in a collective residential building that the taxpayer has built and that is t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other activities of establishments

Article R1222-40

…her than transfusion activities that may be carried out within blood establishments are as follows: 1° Among the activities related to blood transfusion : a) Immuno-haematological examinations ; b) Di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Establishment and purpose.

Article D2362-4

When the employees of the legal entities or natural persons, subsidiaries and establishments concerned do not have any form of representation, the information mentioned in articles D. 2362-1 and D. 23…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Judicial administration of evidence

Article R153-2

When, pursuant to 1° of Article L. 153-1, the judge restricts access to the document to persons authorised to assist or represent the parties, he may also decide that these persons may not make a copy…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Revenue

Article L6473-5

The local authority receives the lump-sum grant under the conditions set out in article L. 3334-3. It also receives a share of the equalisation allowance provided for in article L. 3334-4 and the spec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-18-2

Investment service providers other than asset management companies that execute client orders shall monitor the effectiveness of their order execution arrangements and execution policy in order to ide…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-16-3

When the administrative composition procedure is terminated in accordance with Article R. 232-89-1, the statement of objections is forwarded to the chairman of the Enforcement Committee. Articles R. 2…

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