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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-2

…23-7, L. 423-11 to L. 423-16, L. 423-22, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-9, L. 424-11, L. 424-13, L. 424-18, L. 424-19, L. 424-21, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-5, L. 426-6, L. 4…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-223

…in the register: 1° For each legal unit and each of its establishments, the code characterising the main activity carried out with reference to the French nomenclature of activities in force, allocate…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 398-1

…noise attacks as provided for in article 222-16;- threats as provided for in articles 222-17 to 222-18-3;- unintentional harm to the integrity of the person as provided for in articles 222-19-1, 222-1…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ell as the syndics appointed under the conditions set out in article 8 of the Order of 10 September 1817 relating to avocats aux Conseils et à la Cour de Cassation; 12° The chairman of the Conseil nat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Authorisation of payment institutions

Article L522-11-1

…orised. II. - The provisions of section 3 of this chapter, other than articles L. 522-17 and L. 522-18, do not apply to the institutions mentioned in the first paragraph. These establishments are not…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Use of funds by skills operators to pay for work-linked training, personal training accounts and skills development for companies with fewer than fifty employees

Article L6332-14

…6325-5 in the event of breach of contract as defined in articles L. 1233-3, L. 1243-4 and L. 6222-18, in the cases provided for in article L. 6222-12-1 and in the event of the company being placed i…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-1

…extract from a decision submitted pursuant to Article 28(1) of Council Regulation (EC) No 4/2009 of 18 December 2008 on jurisdiction, applicable law, recognition and enforcement of decisions and coope…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

…ision or security supervision pursuant to the provisions of 5° and 6° of Article 132-44, 7° to 14°, 18° and 19° of Article 132-45, of article 132-45-1 and 3° and 4° of Article 132-55 of the Criminal C…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…rdance with Article L. 532-48; 17° Approved professional associations mentioned in article L. 541-4;18° Data communication service providers approved by the Autorité des marchés financiers;19° Referen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Share savings plan

Article L221-32

…s charged to the plan holder by the person with whom the plan is opened for the purpose of opening, maintaining or transacting in the plan or transferring the plan to another person are subject to cei…

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