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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and children of a foreign national holding long-term resident-EU status in another EU Member State

Article R426-6

…use or child who has entered French territory as a minor, mentioned in Articles L. 426-12 or L. 426-13, who applies for the issue of a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "private and famil…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-2

All employers shall employ beneficiaries of the employment obligation mentioned in Article L. 5212-13 in a minimum proportion of 6% of their total workforce. This rate is reviewed every five years, wi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L937-2

…he President, three judges elected or appointed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 937-13. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote. "

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions adapting Book VII.

Article L947-2

…he president, three judges elected or appointed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 947-13. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote. "

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions.

Article L7124-27

…other than that concerning their artistic creation, in breach of the provisions of article L. 7124-13, is punishable by a fine of 6,000 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by two years' imprisonmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies with fifty or more employees

Article R2143-3-1

…benefit from it in respect of the hours added up over the year as provided for in articles L. 2143-13 and L. 2143-15 have half a day which is deducted from the annual number of days worked set in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R5121-97

…produits de santé shall register the homeopathic medicinal products referred to in Article L. 5121-13 and the traditional herbal medicinal products referred to in Article L. 5121-14-1 on the basis of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D773-22

…e wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-11 with the exception of its 5th and 6th paragraphsn° 2021-941 of 15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article D774-22

…e wording resulting from the decreeD. 533-2-1n° 2007-904 of 15 May 2007D. 533-3 to D. 533-5No. 2017-1324 of 6 September 2017D. 533-11 with the exception of its 5th and 6th paragraphsn° 2021-941 of 15…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Ranking of claims

Article L643-8

…enforceable against the collective proceedings and the provisions of articles L. 622-17 and L. 641-13, the amount of distributable assets is allocated in the following order: 1° Subsidies provided fo…

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