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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 768

…135 or where one or more of the security measures provided for by Article 706-136 have been imposed;11° Fixed fines for misdemeanours and fifth class offences for which payment has been made or on exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Recognition of disabled worker status.

Article L5213-2-1

…l assistance and support for professional integration, with a view to enabling them to access and remain in paid employment on the labour market. It includes support and guidance for both the employee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article D4021-2

…for Continuing Professional Development of the Health Professions) provided for in Article R. 4021-11, any adaptations they consider useful to the continuing professional development methods defined…

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

Article 238-0 A

…ive for tax purposes, of the conclusions adopted by the Council of the European Union on 5 December 2017, shall be included on the list referred to in 1 for one of the following reasons: 1° They do no…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-22 ; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit issued to the spouse or parent mentioned in articles L. 421-13 à L.…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…II of Book IV of the Criminal Code; 2° ter Offences provided for in Articles L. 1333-9 à L. 1333-13-11, L. 2341-3 à L. 2341-7, L. 2342-57 à L. 2342-81 and L. 2353-4 à L. 2353-14 of the Defence Code, a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Admission to psychiatric care by decision of the State representative.

Article L3213-1

…article L. 3222-5 : 1° The medical certificate referred to in the second paragraph of article L. 3211-2-2 ; 2° The medical certificate and, where applicable, the proposal mentioned in the last two pa…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R771-2

…pplication of Article R. 771-1: 1° In Article R. 712-5, references to the provisions of Article L. 811-1 are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 2° In Arti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Automatic processing of personal data known as "VISABIO

Article R142-6

…admission procedures;6° For the exclusive purposes of the assessment provided for in article R. 221-11 of the Social Action and Family Code, agents responsible for implementing child protection, indiv…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R591-12-1

…ticle R. 531-6 where this is necessary for the examination of the application. 6° In Article R. 531-11, the words: "under the conditions laid down in Article R. 531-17" are replaced by the words: "by…

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