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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel documents

Article R414-5

…s annex, as amended by Regulation (EC) No 444/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 May 2009. In addition to the information listed in B of II of the

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Psychiatric care arrangements

Article R3844-11

…nsual psychiatric care measures. Articles R. 3211-7 to R. 3211-9, R. 3211-12, R. 3211-14 to R. 3211-28 and R. 3211-30 shall apply in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-897…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…rotocol, signed in Algiers on 27 December 1968, amended by its first amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994, by its second amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994 and by its third a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-65

The provisions of decree no. 82-447 of 28 May 1982 relating to the exercise of trade union rights in the civil service are applicable to civil servants represented on the ministerial administrative so…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Repeal of expulsion decisions

Article R632-9

…ion of an expulsion decision taken, prior to the entry into force of decree no. 97-24 of 13 January 1997, by the Minister of the Interior, on the basis of the provisions of article 23 of order no. 45-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Centre d'action sociale de la ville de Paris (R).

Article R2512-4

The City of Paris social action centre is subject to the provisions of article 28 of decree no. 69-83 of 27 January 1969 on public administration regulations relating to the organisation and remit of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-18

…ral or legal persons approved in accordance with the aforementioned Decree No. 97-109 of 6 February 1997 who have carried out the analyses, and staff acting under their responsibility may carry out, b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2573-44

…agraph of article L. 2331-9, the reference: "2°" is replaced by the reference: "1°" and the dates: "1997" and: "1st January 1996" respectively by the dates: "2009" and "1st January 2008".VI. - For the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…f 26 July 2005 L. 131-36 to L. 131-44 law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-45 law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013 L. 131-46 to L. 131-63 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 L. 131-64 Order no. 2019-964…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L744-1

…the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 211-1 Ordinance no. 2016-520 of 28 April 2016 L. 211-2 Order no. 2017-1432 of 4 October 2017 L. 211-3 Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 20…

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