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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company accounts and accounting documents.

Article R533-2

The provisions of Articles R. 533-1, R. 612-34, R. 612-36 to R. 612-50 and R. 613-10 to R. 613-23 also apply to the persons mentioned in Article 4 of Article L. 440-2.The Autorité de contrôle prudenti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

The acts of persecution and the grounds for persecution, within the meaning of Section A of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, shall be assessed under the conditions laid down in para…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R261-2

…ing or available, positive copies or intermediate elements enabling positive copies to be obtained; 2° For works on analogue media other than photochemical media: the original analogue media usually r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Supplementary provisions

Article L3142-27

…duration of the leave is three months, renewable within the limit mentioned in article L. 3142-19; 2° The time limits for informing the employer by the employee of the taking of the leave and its ren…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: DECISION REQUIRING LEAVING FRENCH TERRITORY

Article R611-2

…cal certificate drawn up by the doctor who usually treats the foreign national or a hospital doctor;2° Available information on the possibilities of receiving appropriate treatment in the foreign nati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Registration, amendment, deletion and filing requirements

Article R123-242

For the persons mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 123-36 and for the natural persons mentioned in 4° and 5° of the same article who have chosen to practise under the limited liability sole trader r…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IIa: Fixed fine procedure

Article R49-2

…payment will then give rise to the immediate issue of a receipt taken from the counterfoil book; or 2° Or when this officer is equipped with a device enabling a dematerialised receipt to be sent to th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Research and technological development

Article R4252-2

…g science and technology. Members belonging to employees' and employers' organisations mentioned in 2° of article R. 4252-1 are chosen from organisations affiliated to a confederation recognised as re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R4381-28

…'s internal rules and regulations and, where applicable, a copy of the instrument of incorporation; 2° For each partner : a) a copy of the diploma, certificate or other evidence of formal qualificatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery of undue benefits and administrative penalties

Article R5426-21

…ity, the bailiff's writ or the registered letter shall mention :1° The reference of the constraint ;2° The amount of the sums claimed and the nature of the allowances, grants and other benefits in que…

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