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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R421-13

…l residence permit bearing the wording "passport-talent" provided for in articles L. 421-16, L. 421-17, L. 421-18, L. 421-19, L. 421-20 or L. 421-21 is determined in the light of the reasons for the s…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks and classification

Article R2324-17

…ding regular or occasional childcare for children by maternal assistants mentioned inarticle L. 421-17-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles, employed by the said services. A single establ…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose and award conditions

Article 821-5

…conservation for the period 2014-2023, adopted on the basis of Commission Regulation No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration

Article L6422-3

…in accordance with articles L. 6323-18 and L. 6323-19 and by way of derogation from article L. 6323-17-5.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Continuation of the business.

Article R622-14

…ontributions referred to in 2° and the payment deadlines referred to in 3° of III of article L. 622-17 shall be entered in the register kept for this purpose at the court registry with an indication o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-27

…stablished against the lessor that he has exercised the rights granted to him under articles L. 145-17 et seq that with a view to fraudulently defeating the tenant's rights, in particular through leas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of socio-medico-judicial security centres

Article R53-8-55

…cerned and the course of the detention measures, are determined by the provisions of Article R. 112-17 and articles R. 541-2 et seq. of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-35-1

…enforcement judge issues a warrant to bring a person pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 712-17, the provisions of the second paragraph of article 125 and those of article 127 are applicable, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Role of the social and economic committee

Article L1233-57-18

…ers entrusted to the social and economic committee pursuant to Articles L. 1233-57-15 to L. 1233-57-17, L. 1233-57-19 and L. 1233-57-20, within the limits of the powers entrusted to the heads of these…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Principles for making health data available

Article L1460-1

…ls or social security bodies may be processed in the public interest, in compliance with Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. Such processing may no…

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