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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF AN EXPULSION DECISION

Article L631-3

Only in the case of behaviour likely to harm the fundamental interests of the State, or linked to activities of a terrorist nature, or constituting acts of explicit and deliberate incitement to discri…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Public land registry service

Article 881 C

…an attachment in the event of a published summons; 5° For the mention provided for in l'article R. 321-10 of the code of civil enforcement procedures; 6° For the striking off of the attachment; 7° For…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Effects of full adoption

Article 370-1-5

…he limit of the first family name for each of them, joined in alphabetical order. Where article 311-21, the second paragraph of article 311-23 or this article has been applied in respect of a child of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article L7227-14

…lors to the assembly and members of the executive council pursuant to articles L. 7227-19 à L. 7227-21. The actual amount of this training expenditure may not exceed 20% of the same amount. Appropriat…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Offenders eligible for judicial supervision

Article D147-34

…e with the provisions of Article 723-31, order a medical examination, the provisions of Article 712-21 requiring for certain crimes a duality of experts not being applicable to this expertise.If they…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article L812-1

…ermit are deemed to satisfy the obligations imposed on either of them by articles L. 122-3-1 and L. 212-4-3, as well as the declarations in respect of occupational medicine and the benefits scheme men…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to register

Article L123-37

…ntained in the special register of commercial agents; 3° For companies mentioned in articles L. 232-21to L. 232-23, the accounting documents mentioned in these same articles and in articles L. 232-25…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Retirement.

Article L1237-5

…any other early retirement benefit defined prior to the date of publication of law no. 2003-775 of 21 August 2003 on pension reform and having taken effect prior to 1 January 2010. Before the date on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article L1435-1

…ributes to achieving the objectives of the urban policy defined in article 1 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion. To this end, it is involved in drawin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions relating to the control of groups

Article R356-2

…he level of supplementary capital requirements, in accordance with Articles R. 356-20 to and R. 356-21; 2° For decisions relating to the appointment of the group supervisor; 3° For the information giv…

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