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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article L431-4

…n from article L. 431-3, the temporary residence permit provided for in articles L. 425-4 or L. 425-10 authorises its holder to engage in professional activity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-17

…his own motion or at his own request, be relieved of the incapacity provided for in article L. 1441-10.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article L717-2

The provisions of articles L. 716-4-10, L. 716-4-11 and L. 716-8 to L. 716-13 are applicable to infringements of the rights of the proprietor of a European Union trade mark.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article L561-12

The period of validity of the travel document issued pursuant to Articles L. 561-9, L. 561-10 or L. 561-11 is set out in IV of Article 953 of the General Tax Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Determination of the debtor's assets.

Article L624-5

…ing matrimonial property regimes and under the conditions laid down in Articles L. 624-9 and L. 624-10.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-21

…refer the matter to the territorially competent sentence enforcement judge pursuant to Article 712-10 of the request, together with his or her submissions.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-151

For the purposes of determining the ceiling provided for in Article L. 22-10-62, the General Meeting shall set the maximum number of shares that may be acquired and the maximum amount of the transacti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French judicial authorities of a European Investigation Order issued by another Member State

Article D47-1-17

Failure to comply with the information obligations set out in articles D. 47-1-10, D. 47-1-11, D. 47-1-14 and D. 47-1-16 does not constitute grounds for nullity.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Counting of postal votes

Article R2122-82

…lectoral register contains data relating to the electoral roll drawn up pursuant to article L. 2122-10-4. This file is used to identify voters who have taken part in the ballot.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-13

…oyee has not spent a full year with the same company, the ceilings provided for in articles D. 3324-10 and D. 3324-12 are calculated in proportion to the length of time the employee has been with the…

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