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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals exempt from applying for a residence permit

Article D431-19

…competent authority's decision on the application for the visa provided for in 5° of article R. 431-16 is notified to the foreign national in writing as soon as possible and at the latest within ninet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Rights of authorised professionals

Article R1111-54

The attending doctor referred to inarticle L. 162-5-3 of the Social Security Code has access to all the data contained in the shared medical record. The holder may grant one or more professionals auth…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to doorstep selling and the distance provision of financial services.

Article R353-1

…provide the person canvassed with the information mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of article R. 341-16 and that mentioned in 7° of article L. 341-12, or providing this information without clearly indi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of housing (R).

Article R2113-15

The rules relating to the allocation of housing set by the articles R. 2511-4 to R. 2511-16 for arrondissement mayors are applicable to deputy mayors of associated communes and delegated communes. Dec…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-9

…r by articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 or, in the case of agricultural employees, by article R. 717-16 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, due to the risks associated with the work carried out in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-6

…decides to oppose the hiring of apprentices, in application of article L. 6225-1 or article R. 6223-16, the employer may ask him to put an end to this opposition. He shall attach to his request any su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Digital health space, shared medical file and pharmaceutical file

Article L1111-21

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés and the national councils of the health professions, shall set the conditions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

…L. 213-16 relating to the obligation to pay the contribution to the digital equ…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L2412-1

…time matters;15° Défenseur syndical (trade union representative) referred to in article L. 1453-4 ; 16° Member of the commission mentioned in article L. 23-111-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L1133-4

…g to identify a person by his or her genetic fingerprints outside the cases provided for in Article 16-11 of the Civil Code or outside a measure of investigation or enquiry carried out during a proced…

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