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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-1

…erms of Articles 6 and 7 of its Statute as adopted by the General Assembly of the United Nations on 14 December 1950;3° To any person who meets the definitions of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Obligations.

Article L228-54

…terests of the bondholders, and in particular to request the measure provided for in Article L. 237-14.Legal actions directed against all the bondholders of the same group may only be brought against…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Special provisions for certain investigative measures

Article 694-48

…is Code governing the refusal to give evidence or to take an oath, and those of Articles 434-13,434-14 and 434-15-1 of the Penal Code punishing perjury are applicable.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Nature of the continuous assessment of knowledge leading to the brevet d'Etat d'éducateur sportif à trois degrés (three-degree state diploma for sports instructors) during training under the responsibility of the Minister for Sport

Article A212-132

…n collaboration with the sports federations, holders of the delegation instituted in article L. 131-14, for the practice of physical and sports activities by disabled people.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Substitution compensation.

Article L7313-17

…in the event of termination of the employment contract mentioned in Articles L. 7313-13 and L. 7313-14, benefit from an indemnity. The indemnity is equal to that to which the traveller, sales represen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-16

…erts to issue a new opinion. The claim is investigated under the conditions set out in articles R. 1142-63-7 to R. 1142-63-14, without however the need to investigate again whether the claimant can pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Supplementary provisions

Article R3121-16

…come under a sector covered by one of the decisions provided for in articles R. 3121-13 and R. 3121-14 may, in order to deal with exceptional situations specific to his company, request special author…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist pharmacists holding a diploma entitling them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4221-33

…ublic health establishment; 2° The training sites must be approved in application of article D. 633-14 of the Education Code; 3° Support for specialist pharmacists during their training is provided by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article L2334-3

For the application of articles L. 2334-5, L. 2334-7, L. 2334-14-1 and L. 2334-20 to L. 2334-23, the communes are classified by demographic groups determined according to the size of their population.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-2

…ided for in I of Article L. 2411-6, aux articles L. 2411-8 and L. 2411-10, in II of article L. 2411-14, as well as articles L. 2411-18 and L. 2412-1 and are consulted in the cases provided for in II o…

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