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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Termination of benefits

Article L551-11

The accommodation for asylum seekers provided for in Chapter II ends at the end of the month during which the applicant's right to remain on French territory ended, under the conditions provided for i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Administrative fines.

Article L1264-1

Failure by an employer who posts one or more employees to comply with one of the obligations set out in article L. 1262-2-1, the third paragraph of II of article L. 1262-4, article L. 1262-4-4 or arti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: ADMINISTRATIVE DETENTION

Article R740-1

In accordance with article R. 264-1, the provisions of articles R. 741-1 to R. 741-3, R. 742-1, R. 742-2, R. 743-1 to R. 743-22 and R. 744-1 to R. 744-47 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Direct production allowances for production conditions

Article 211-74

Direct allocations are granted to supplement the sums invested by production companies for the production of feature-length cinematographic works when the following conditions are met: 1° The cinemato…

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

Article L214-20

I. - Subject to the conditions and limits laid down by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, the assets of a UCITS include :1° Financial securities within the meaning of 1 and 2 of II of Article L. 211-1, ref…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

Subject to the provisions of article R. 5221-22, employment contracts concluded as part of schemes to promote employment provided for in Book I of Part Five or as part of lifelong vocational training…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R1323-2

The food vigilance provided for in Article R. 1323-1 includes : 1° The reporting of adverse reactions by health professionals to the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'envi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 879

I. - A real estate security contribution is payable to the State by any person who requires the completion of the formalities provided for in 1° and 2° of article 878.II. - Only those formalities requ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Summons to court and service of documents

Article A444-11

The services listed under numbers 1 to 4 in table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees: SERVICE NUMBER (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) BENEFIT DESIGNATION EMOLUMENT 1 Assignment 1…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2573-44

I. - Articles L. 2331-5to L. 2331-8, the first paragraph of article L. 2331-9 and article L. 2331-10 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to…

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