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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Specific provisions for foreign nationals subject to a French ban when they are no longer under house arrest

Article R733-21

…eign national to comply with the declaration and presentation obligations set out in article L. 733-16 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work

Article R1255-1

…gement contract that does not include the information specified in 2°, 4° and 5° of Article L. 1251-16 is liable to a fine for a third-class offence.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Training for those involved in collective bargaining

Article R2212-3

…of article L. 6313-1 ; 2° For employers : a) Training paid for by the non-salaried training insurance funds provided for in article L. 6332-9 when they are self-employed, members of the liberal profe…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: The decision ordering the expert assessment.

Article 265

The decision ordering the expert opinion: Explains the circumstances that make the expert opinion necessary and, if applicable, the appointment of several experts or the appointment as expert of a per…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Counterfeiting litigation

Article L716-4-4

An action brought in accordance with Regulation (EU) 608/2013 of 12 June 2013 by the trade mark proprietor on the basis of the provisions of Article L. 713-3-2 shall be inadmissible if, in the course…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article R354-2

…table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THEIR REACTION R. 341-24 to R. 341-27 Resulting from the decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: International wrongful removal of children

Article 1210-11

…xercise of parental authority, pursuant to Article 29(3) of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial ma…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L773-11

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Credit and investment institutions

Article L774-11

…ated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL. 516-1 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various provisions adapting to European Union law i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Nullity, dissolution and liquidation of the company.

Article R743-66

…s of the administrator whose appointment is provided for by article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial officers. Dismissed partners may not…

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