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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Payment of the allowance

Article D553-24

…he periods provided for in article L. 551-13, under the conditions provided for in the same article;2° When the foreign national's right to maintenance has ended in application of b or d of 1° of arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Publication formalities

Article A210-2

…d-party body issues a reasoned opinion which includes the following: 1° Proof of its accreditation; 2° the objectives and scope of the audit; 3° The steps taken by the auditor, mentioning the main doc…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Insurance on goods transported by all modes of transport

Article L173-21

…has not been possible to start transporting the goods by any means of transport within three months;2° No news of the vessel for more than three months.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Management and information costs and costs relating to the tasks of skills operators

Article R6332-21

If the agreement on objectives and resources referred to in article L. 6332-2 is not concluded, the expenditure referred to in article R. 6332-17 may not exceed the minimum amount referred to in the t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Conditions for recognising the evidential value of documents containing personal health data created or reproduced in digital form and for destroying documents stored in a form other than digital

Article L1111-28

The signature affixed to a document referred to in article L. 1111-25 means that: 1° The person cared for has taken note of the content of the document and, where applicable, consents to it; 2° The pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Abolition of the committee.

Article L2345-2

…group of undertakings has set up a European Works Council, the agreement referred to in Article L. 2342-2 or an agreement reached within the group may decide to abolish the Group Works Council. The e…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Social action

Article L3214-2

…artmental council, unless it has delegated its competence to the president, pursuant to article L. 3211-2, awards and withdraws grants maintained from departmental funds, on the reasoned advice of:1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 2

Heading 2 - Staff costs (1) (2)(1) When accompanied by an administrative certificate by which the authorising officer attests to the signature of the contract, the dematerialised supporting documents…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Addiction care, support and and prevention centres

Article D3411-2

…tive substances or alcohol. In this case, they are only obliged to fulfil the missions mentioned in 2° and 3° of article D. 3411-1 for the people they care for, including their associated consumption.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-23

I. - The report referred to in Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 and L. 233-28-2, translated into French if necessary and certified as true, shall be filed with the commercial court registry,…

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