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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals married to French nationals

Article L423-2

A foreign national who has entered France legally and is married to a French national with whom he/she can prove that they have lived together effectively for six months in France will be issued with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Decision to place in waiting area

Article L341-2

…ter mentioning the civil status of the person concerned and the date and time on which the decision to place him/her was notified. It is immediately brought to the attention of the public prosecutor.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions relating to local authority accountants

Article L1617-2

…accounting officer of a municipality, department or region may not make his payment actions subject to an assessment of the appropriateness of the decisions taken by the authorising officer.His contro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Placement with a view to adoption

Article 352-2

Placement with a view to full adoption precludes any return of the child to his or her family of origin. It defeats any declaration of filiation and any recognition.If the placement with a view to ado…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-22

An annual or multi-annual mission statement sets out the detailed content of the tasks entrusted to each member of staff working as a technical sports advisor and the terms and conditions of their inv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-21

The agent who acts as technical sports advisor receives remuneration from the State. They are compensated by the federation concerned for the expenses and hardships incurred in the performance of thei…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-20

…e president of the federation concerned, the staff carrying out the role of national technical director draw up national technical guidelines which are updated annually. They inform the Minister for S…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-24

Staff working as sports technical advisors must exercise professional discretion with regard to all facts, information or documents of which they are aware, particularly concerning the Ministry of Spo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-23

…federation president, sets, for a period that cannot exceed four years, the number of agents likely to work for the federation at national and territorial level and defines the terms and conditions of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions applicable to all employer groups

Article L1253-24

…its member companies would have benefited if they had directly recruited the people made available to them. A decree shall determine the type of aid concerned and the conditions for application of th…

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