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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R443-2

…5 and R. 414-6 In Title II R. 421-1 to R. 421-5 R. 421-7 and R. 421-8R. 421-9from decree no. 2021-1222 of 23 September 2021R. 421-10 to R. 421-15 R. 421-21 to R. 421-29 R. 421-31 R. 421-33Decree no.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article L5843-2

…stitutions, departments, the metropolis of Lyon" are deleted;2° (Repealed);3° The words: ", L. 5215-22" are deleted.III. - For the application of Article L. 5721-3 :1° The word: "départements," is del…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-4-1

Any person wishing to open a public house mentioned in articles L. 3331-2 or L. 3331-3 must make a declaration under the conditions set out in the first to seventh paragraphs of article L. 3332-3, whi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Internal taxes.

Article 266 nonies

…e facilities for non-hazardous waste concerned Unit of collection Quota (in euros) 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024 From 2025 B.-Authorised plants recovering more than 75% of the biogas captured for ener…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…2121-20 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 L. 2121-21 Order no. 2021-1310 of 7 October 2021 L. 2121-22 law no. 2013-403 of 17 May 2013 L. 2121-22-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 2121-23 to L…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Financing conditions

Article 311-8

…audiovisual works and its annual turnover within the meaning ofArticle 2 of Decree no. 2021-793 of 22 June 2021 on on-demand audiovisual media services, achieved in the calendar year preceding that o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 D

…s of a company for which there has been a judgment ordering the transfer pursuant to article L. 631-22 of the French Commercial Code, in the absence of any safeguard or receivership plan, or ordering…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Restructuring of professional branches

Article L2261-32

…ose guaranteeing a national minimum professional wage, within the meaning of 4° of II of article L. 2261-22, at least equal to the interprofessional minimum growth wage, and the number of negotiation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R442-3

…cable provisions. "4° In Article R. 421-4, the words: "under the conditions defined in Articles R. 5221-1 et seq. of the Labour Code" are replaced by the words: "under the conditions set by the locall…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-1

…hemes for transition between work and retirement, in particular that provided for in Article L. 161-22-1-5 of the Social Security Code, facilitating their geographical and professional mobility and pa…

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