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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-2

…423-6, L. 423-7, L. 423-11 to L. 423-16, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-9, L. 424-11, L. 424-13, L. 424-18, L. 424-19, L. 424-21, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-5, L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Governance

Article L224-36

…the Supervisory Committee under the conditions and subject to the penalties set out in Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Penal Code. Experts and persons consulted by the Supervisory Board are b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transferable debt securities.

Article L228-36

…Participatory securities are negotiable. For the application of the Article 26 of law no. 78-741 of 13 July 1978 relating to the orientation of savings towards the financing of companies, equity loans…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decisions that may be taken at any stage of the procedure

Article L721-5

…h territory or a ban on returning to French territory.The provisions of articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13 are applicable to the challenge and judgment of the decision determining the country of return, w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership

Article L22-10-64

…provisions of a market practice accepted by the Autorité des marchés financiers pursuant to Article 13 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Financing of the insurance allowance.

Article L5422-9

…insurance scheme individually and whose employer does not fall within the scope of article L. 5422-13 ; 4° Where applicable, contributions from employees, with the exception of expatriate employees,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and opening conditions.

Article L6325-4-1

…espect of each period devoted by the holder to the actions and courses mentioned in article L. 6325-13 ; 3° The conditions for setting up the tutorship. The trial period provided for in article L. 124…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Materials vigilance.

Article L5212-2

…the importer and the distributor, are defined by this Regulation, in particular in its Articles 10, 13, 14, 87, 88 and 89. In addition, any healthcare professional or professional user of the device w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Vigilance measures.

Article L5222-3

…ve, the importer and the distributor, are defined by this Regulation, in particular in Articles 10, 13, 14, 82, 83 and 84. In addition, any healthcare professional or appropriately trained staff worki…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-15

…ique, aux fichiers et aux libertés. II.The rights of information and access referred to in Articles 13 to 15 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in Articles 104 and 105…

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