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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Issuing work permits

Article R5221-22

…r des étrangers et du droit d'asile to obtain the temporary residence permit provided for in 1° and 2° of article L. 313-10 of the same code and marked "employee" or "temporary worker".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration, registration of activity and withdrawal of registration

Article R7232-20

Any legal entity or sole trader who ceases to fulfil the conditions or respect the obligations mentioned in 4°, 5° and 6° of article R. 7232-17 or who repeatedly fails to respect the obligations defin…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Examination of the application.

Article R5141-23

I. - For the application of 1° of article R. 5141-18 , when reference is made to published scientific literature, the experts shall justify the use of this bibliographical documentation and demonstrat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Cross-sectional imaging equipment used for diagnostic radiology purposes

Article D6124-226

…more doctors specialising in radiology and medical imaging, who provide radiological care on site; 2° One or more medical electroradiology manipulators, present on site during the patient's radiologi…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L937-5

…in 1° of I of the same article and the representatives of the natural or legal persons mentioned in 2° of I of this article must be nationals of a Member State of the European Community. In addition,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Retirement savings plans

Article R224-1

…first paragraph of Article L. 224-3 of this Code are : 1° The assets, units or shares listed in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 2° ter, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7°, 7° ter, 7° quater and 8° of article R. 332-2 of the Insurance Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article R214-217

…h sub-participation contracts, the characteristics of such loans, guarantees, sureties or contracts;2° The strategy for financing or hedging these risks, in particular :a) The terms of issues of units…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Pre-project studies

Article D2171-6

…he preliminary design studies is to :1° Specify the general composition in terms of plan and volume;2° Assess the internal volumes and external appearance of the structure;3° Propose possible technica…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Reorganisation measures for companies whose registered office is located in a Member State of the European Union

Article R323-12

…R. 343-3 and 1.65 per cent of the sum of the technical provisions referred to in Article R. 343-7 ; 2° The Solvency Capital Requirement calculated in accordance with the rules defined in Article R. 35…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article D2621-1

…lon:1° The criteria for trade union representativeness, set out in Chapter I of Title II of Book I ;2° The conditions of validity for negotiating and concluding collective labour agreements, as set ou…

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