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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Mission, conditions of access and exercise and incompatibilities.

Article L811-5

No one may be entered on the list by the commission unless he or she meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a Member State of the European Community or of a State party to the A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CHECKING RIGHTS OF MOVEMENT AND RESIDENCE

Article L813-5

A foreign national who is notified that he or she is to be detained pursuant to article L. 813-1 shall immediately be informed by the judicial police officer or, under the latter's supervision, by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 8: Automated processing of personal data called "Application de gestion du dispositif national d'accueil des demandeurs d'asile" (Application for managing the national reception system for asylum seekers)

Article R142-52

The personal data and information relating to asylum seekers recorded in DNA processing are listed in

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and safety coordination and coordinator.

Article L4532-5

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 4532-7, the provisions necessary to ensure that the persons responsible for coordination have the authority and resources required to perform their dutie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Rehabilitation, re-education and vocational training.

Article L5213-5

Any establishment or group of establishments belonging to the same professional activity with more than five thousand employees shall ensure, after medical advice, the retraining at work and professio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Formation and performance of the contract.

Article L6325-5

The professionalisation contract is a fixed-term or open-ended employment contract. It is drawn up in writing. Where it is for a fixed term, it is concluded in application of article L. 1242-3. The pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-5

An amending declaration is filed if one or more elements of the initial declaration are modified. A declaration is made when a business ceases.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-5

When subject to the obligation provided for in 10° of article 138 (paragraph 2) the accused chooses the practitioner or establishment that will provide the examination, treatment or care. He or she sh…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R151-5

The application for authorisation of a foreign investment is filed by the investor. However, where the proposed investment involves one or more investors belonging to a chain of control, the applicati…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Account rights and customer relations

Article D312-5

The basic services referred to in II of Article L. 312-1 include :1° Account opening, maintenance and closure ;2° One change of address per year;3° Issuing bank identity statements on request;4° Direc…

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