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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R432-2

The implicit rejection decision referred to in article R.* 432-1 arises at the end of a four-month period.As an exception to the first paragraph, this period is ninety days when the foreign national a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-20

…give rise to the collection of an increased fee under the conditions provided for in Article A. 444-12:Number of the service (table 3-1 of article appendix 4-7) Description of the service Reference pe…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-10

The sports association or company mentioned in articles L. 122-2 and L. 122-12, in conjunction with the sports federations, professional leagues and organisations representing professional sportsmen a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protected works

Article L112-2

…the meaning of this Code: 1° Books, brochures and other literary, artistic and scientific writings; 2° Lectures, speeches, sermons, pleadings and other works of a similar nature; 3° Dramatic or dramat…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Liability insurance.

Article R124-2

…period of cover triggered by the claim referred to in the fourth and fifth paragraphs of article L. 124-5 may not be less than ten years where the insured natural or legal person :I.- Exercises one of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for using an adapted procedure

Article R2323-2

…mentioned below are awarded according to an adapted procedure: 1° Maintenance and repair services; 2° Services relating to military aid to foreign countries; 3° Defence services, military defence ser…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: LEGAL REGIME FOR ACTS TAKEN BY THE AUTHORITIES OF THE LOCAL AUTHORITY AND RELATIONS BETWEEN THE STATE AND THE LOCAL AUTHORITY

Article LO6451-2

…rial Council or decisions taken by delegation of the Territorial Council pursuant to articles LO 6462-10 and LO 6462-12; 2° Regulatory and individual decisions taken by the President of the Territoria…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Import and export of gametes and germ tissue for the purposes of medically assisted procreation, fertility preservation or restoration of hormonal function

Article R2141-29

…nformation 1° A copy of the import or export authorisation issued by the Agence de la biomédecine ; 2° The precise designation of the gametes or germinal tissues concerned; 3° Information enabling the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Pension

Article L211-27

A repurchase agreement is a transaction whereby a legal entity, a unit trust, a real estate investment trust, a professional real estate investment trust, a specialised financing fund or a securitisat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Adjudication

Article L211-21

Voluntary or forced public auctions of financial securities shall be conducted, if the securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market, by the investment services providers which are members…

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