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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: CONDITIONS OF RECEPTION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article L550-1

…itions, within the meaning of Directive 2013/33/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 laying down standards for the reception of persons seeking international protection, fr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Funeral equipment

Article L2223-41

…subject to the authorisation provided for in article L. 2223-23. The provisions of articles L. 2223-26 and L. 2223-31 to L. 2223-34 are applicable to them.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for informing the public about the guarantee granted.

Article D313-30

Beneficiaries of the surety undertakings referred to in article D. 313-26 may obtain, on simple request to the Fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution, additional information on the conditions o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Holders of the State diploma in psychiatric nursing.

Article D4311-27

The files referred to in article D. 4311-26 are sent each year between 1st and 31st January to the chairman of the commission located in the region where the candidate carries out his/her duties or, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Application for authorisation.

Article R5121-27

…pplication for authorisation of the medicinal products mentioned in articles R. 5121-25 and R. 5121-26 are considered to contain all the necessary and sufficient data for the evaluation of these medic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R775-1

…R. 511-16-2n° 2014-1357 of 13 November 2014R. 511-16-3n° 2020-1637 of 22 December 2020R. 511-16-4n° 2015-564 of 20 May 2015R. 511-17 and R. 511-17-1n° 2014 1315 of 3 November 2014R. 511-18n° 2020-1637…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…ee no. 2021-1500 of 17 November 2021; 2° Book II, with the exception of Articles R. 229-1 to R. 229-26 and R. 252-1. Article D. 223-2 is applicable in the version in force on the day following the pub…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Penalties.

Article R310-22

…o comply with the obligations or prohibitions resulting from Articles R. 310-5, R. 310-6 and R. 612-26 of the Monetary and Financial Code is liable to a fifth-class fine.Any manager of a company subje…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Composition of the Assize Court

Article A36-12

Under the provisions of the second paragraph of article 260, the number of jurors appearing on the annual lists drawn up within the jurisdiction of the assize courts listed below is set as follows:DEP…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-5

Certificates of addition applied for prior to the entry into force of Law No. 90-1052 of 26 November 1990 on industrial property shall remain subject to the rules applicable on the date of their appli…

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