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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-13

…earing the wording "seeking employment or setting up a business", as provided for in article L. 422-10, after having held a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent-researcher passpor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-11

…between the beneficiary departments in proportion to the population of the communes with less than 10,000 inhabitants.

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

Article 40-4

…ests the appointment of a lawyer after having been informed of this right pursuant to 3° of Article 10-2, the public prosecutor, notified by the officer or agent of the judicial police, if he or she d…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-11

…iod for recorded information, the procedures for authorising the persons referred to in article 230-10 as well as, where applicable, the conditions under which interested parties may exercise their ri…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-1

…41-1 to L. 1242-5, L. 1242-7 to L. 1242-9, L. 1242-12, L. 1242-13, L. 1242-17, L. 1243-7 to L. 1243-10, L. 1243-13 to L. 1245-1, L. 1246-1 and L. 1248-1 to L. 1248-11 relating to fixed-term employment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Training.

Article L1442-2

…le L. 1442-5; 2° Six weeks per mandate, for continuing education. The provisions of article L. 2145-10 apply to these authorisations. These absences are remunerated by the employer.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-20

…L. 115-11 entails the application of an increase of : 1° 10% if no formal notice is served or if the return is filed within thirty days of receipt of a forma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 237 sexies

…rresponding to the late payment penalties mentioned in article L. 441-9 and in II of article L. 441-10 of the French Commercial Code are attached, for the purposes of determining the income taxable fo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Agreements relating to the exercise of undivided rights in the absence of a usufructuary.

Article 1873-11

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Candidate registration requirements

Article A212-39

Pursuant to 9° of article R. 212-10-13, the training organisation must send the regional directorate for youth, sport and social cohesion:-within one month of the end of each session, a quantitative a…

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