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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the account for part-time work

Article D4163-25

…ed for in the last four paragraphs of article L. 3123-17, in the third paragraph of article L. 3123-26 and in article L. 4163-10 and according to the procedures provided for in article D. 3123-3. In s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article 776

…candidacy for an election in order to verify whether the penalty provided for in 2° of Article 131-26 and Articles 131-26-1 and 131-26-2 of the Penal Code is mentioned.Managers of public or private l…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-41-1-C

…referred to in Article 84 of Directive 2013/36/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 where the internal systems they implement for the purposes of assessing these risks are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34-4

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 relating to the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-4

…the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-22 ; in this case, its duration is equal to that remaining on the residence permit issued to the spouse or parent mentioned in articles L. 421-13 à L.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L595-2

…French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in French Polynesia"…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L594-2

…d Futuna Islands: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in the Wallis and Fu…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L596-2

…in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in New Caledonia"; 2…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

…y be negotiated and concluded, under the conditions provided for in articles L. 2232-25 and L. 2232-26 of the Labour Code, by one or more professional journalists within the meaning of articles L. 711…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-12

…h nationality may, until the age of majority, declare, under the conditions set out in the articles 26 et seq, that he or she claims French nationality, provided that at the time of his or her declara…

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