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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article R432-5

…raphs of article 433-5, the second paragraph of article 433-5-1 or article 433-6 of the Penal Code; 2° A foreign national holding a residence permit marked "long-term resident-EU" as provided for in a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Maintenance and quality control obligations

Article R5212-21

Without prejudice to the obligations to provide information laid down by Article L. 5212-2 or by any other legislative or regulatory provision, the staff of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicam…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-9

…ffect: 1° In the case provided for in article 23 at the date of acquisition of foreign nationality; 2° In the case provided for in Articles 23-3 and 23-5 on the date of the declaration; 3° In the case…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of control officers

Article R411-2

No agent may be appointed if he or she has been convicted of a criminal offence entered in bulletin no. 2 of the criminal record, or in an equivalent document if he or she is a national of a Member St…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R281-2

…rences to the Prefect are replaced by references to the State representative in the local authority;2° In article R. 237-1, the reference to Article R. 431-22 is deleted;3° In Article R. 270-4, the re…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other prohibited practices

Article L442-9

…ing remote auctions: 1° By disseminating, by any means whatsoever, false or slanderous information; 2° By introducing on the market or soliciting either bids intended to disturb prices, or overbids or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable to neighbourhood noise

Article R1336-12

…ers and agents of the judicial police, by the agents responsible for the checks mentioned in 1° and 2° of I and II of article L. 571-18 of the Environmental Code, without prejudice to the checks carri…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5 : Groupings, agreements and commitments and commitments

Article L212-26

…ular: 1° The procedures for issuing and withdrawing approval for programming groups or agreements ; 2° The other obligations of the programming contract concluded between a group and its member undert…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L525-2

…nce , the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer and the Institut d'émission d'outre-mer ;2° The Treasury ;3° The Caisse des dépôts et consignations.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions adapting Book VI.

Article L946-2

Article L. 611-1 is amended as follows: I.-In the first paragraph, the order of the representative of the State in the region is replaced by a decision of the Government of French Polynesia. "II.-In t…

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