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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Beneficiaries of stateless status

Article L424-19

A multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "family member of a beneficiary of stateless status", identical to the card provided for in article L. 424-18, issued to a foreign national who has ob…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IX bis: Hearing children in court.

Article 338-1

The minor capable of discernment shall be informed by the person or persons exercising parental authority, the guardian or, where applicable, by the person or service to whom he or she has been entrus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Regional Intervention Fund

Article L1435-8

A regional intervention fund finances, by decision of the regional health agencies, actions, experiments and, where appropriate, structures contributing to :1° Promoting health and preventing illness,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 C

The place of supply of the following services is also deemed to be in France when they are supplied to non-taxable persons and the actual use or exploitation of these services takes place in France:1°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-1

The sentence enforcement judge may provide that the sentence will be served under the semi-liberty or work release scheme either in the event of a sentence of one or more custodial sentences whose tot…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Report presenting the procedure carried out by the contracting authorities

Article R2184-3

The presentation report also includes, where applicable, the following information:1° The reasons for having recourse to a contract awarded without prior advertising or competitive tendering, to the p…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-10

Acknowledged filings are published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle, unless the applicant has requested deferment of publication for three years at the time of filing. Deferment o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L762-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L763-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical transport.

Article L6312-1

Any transport of a sick, injured or parturient person, for reasons of care or diagnosis, on medical prescription or in a medical emergency, using land, air or sea transport specially adapted for this…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
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