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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Students

Article R5221-26

…ationals holding a residence permit or visa for a stay of more than three months, as referred to in 11° of article R. 5221-2 and bearing the word "student", are authorised to work in an employed capac…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Self-employed persons, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed

Article R6331-52

…espectively with the bodies mentioned in Articles L. 225-1-1 of the Social Security Code and L. 723-11 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, after deduction of the management costs mentioned respect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions governing the performance of the duties of head of division

Article D6146-7-1

…mended law no. 2003-775 of 21 August 2003 on pension reform under the conditions set out in article 11 of amended decree no. 2004-569 of 18 June 2004 on the additional public service pension scheme.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-101

…as the case may be. This commissioner is subject to the incompatibilities set out in article L. 822-11-3, without prejudice to the possibility of being appointed to carry out the duties set out in art…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Persons holding the required diplomas, professional qualifications or qualification certificates

Article R212-85

…Authorities may, with the consent of the agent, make the declaration provided for in article L. 212-11.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: La Monnaie de Paris

Article L121-4

…of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil servants and chapter II of law no. 84-16 of 11 January 1984 on statutory provisions relating to the State civil service, technical civil servant…

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

Article 706-77

…judicial court may, for offences falling within the scope of Articles 706-73, with the exception of 11° and 18°, 706-73-1 and 706-74, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favo…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Receipt and investigation by the public prosecutor of the application for recognition and enforcement.

Article 728-36

…the Public Prosecutor, the latter shall inform him without delay if, pursuant to 3° of Article 728-11, the recognition of the decision is subject to the consent of the executing State, of its decisio…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Social institutions

Article 1066

…ect to the provisions of article 1020 and in accordance with the second paragraph of article L. 132-11 of the Social Action and Family Code, acts performed and decisions made in connection with the al…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Registration duty and land registration tax

Article 1594 I ter

…bis HA and 238 bis HD as drafted by Article 22 of the Amending Finance Act for 1986 (no. 86-824 of 11 July 1986). The benefit of the exemption is subject to the conditions that the purchaser undertak…

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