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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Merchant accounting

Article R123-208-2

Any person subject to registration in the Trade and Companies Register shall make the declaration provided for in Article L. 123-29 with the competent territorial chamber of commerce and industry.Any…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Long-stay visas

Article L312-2

…gner wishing to enter France to stay for more than three months must apply to the French diplomatic and consular authorities for a long-stay visa, which may not be valid for more than one year. This v…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution and college of supervisors

Article R613-3-2

…e prudentiel et de résolution receives an application for authorisation pursuant to I of Article L. 613-20-4, it shall give its decision no later than six months from receipt of the complete applicati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Acts performed by the tutor with authorisation

Article 507-2

…that the estate renounced in the name of the protected person has not been accepted by another heir and as long as the State has not been sent into possession, the renunciation may be revoked either b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue.

Article R5132-22

…e renewal(s) may only be carried out within the time limit for treatment mentioned in article R. 5132-21. Dispensers are required to carry out renewals in accordance with the procedures defined in art…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Issue.

Article R5132-23

The conditions under which List I and List II medicinal products are prescribed, held or distributed may, on public health grounds, be made subject, in whole or in part, to the provisions of sub-secti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-28-1

…fication which is the subject of the contract, in application of the third paragraph of articles L. 6222-7-1 or L. 6222-12-1, or in application of article R. 6222-23-1, the apprentice is considered, w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award conditions relating to the employee

Article R5123-29

…the following conditions: 1° The employee has personally signed up to the early retirement scheme; 2° His or her employment contract is suspended for the duration of the actual payment of the allowan…

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

Article R6153-24-1

…ch of the trade union organisations representing students in the third cycle of medical, odontology and pharmacy studies at national level may designate, each semester, two students in this cycle who…

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

Article R6153-24-4

Applications for trade union training leave must be submitted in writing to the director of the establishment to which the trainee is assigned at least one month in advance. In the absence of an expre…

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