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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Procedure for recognition of statelessness

Article R582-2

…rview using an audiovisual means of communication, under the conditions laid down in article R. 531-16.The Office may authorise the applicant to attend accompanied either by a lawyer or a representati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article A431-1

…holdings in the capital of the sociétés immobilières de promotion defined in Title I of the law of 16 July 1971, when the amount of these acquisitions or extensions of holdings in the capital does no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-2

…hree ; 2° Or to the results of one or more of its subsidiaries within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, provided that, on the date the agreement is concluded, at least tw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 5: Medical and medical-psychological examinations.

Article D17

…opriateness of requesting or ordering the investigations and examinations referred to in Article D. 16, the judicial authorities shall take the utmost account of, in particular: 1° Whether the person…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Unavailability of sums, early release and liquidation.

Article R3332-29

Pursuant to the second paragraph of article L. 3332-16, the following events may exceptionally result in the rights built up in favour of participants being unlocked before expiry of the term of the b…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Eligibility criteria.

Article R5422-2-2

…on. This appeal is examined under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of article R. 6323-16. The employee is notified of the decision taken on the informal appeal by any means giving a cert…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-12

…eof included in the list drawn up by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-24-1

…depending on the case, in I of article R. 632-33 of the Education Code or in II of articles D. 633-16 and R. 634-15-1 of the same code, in order to carry out trade union activities. The representativ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Categories of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article Annexe R344-7

…cts, beverages and tobacco 4 13-15 Manufacture of textiles, wearing apparel, leather and footwear 5 16-18 Woodworking, paper and printing 6 19 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 20 Che…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11

…L. 233-3, the services mentioned in e of paragraph 1 of Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014.II.-.The statutory auditor and the members of the network to which it belongs are proh…

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