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

Article L581-3

…ection is granted for a period of one year, renewable for a maximum of three years. This protection may be terminated at any time by decision of the Council.The temporary residence document may be ref…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Work release, semi-liberty, temporary absences and escorted absences

Article 723-3

…ed adult by the sentence enforcement judge pursuant to article 712-5, subsequent temporary absences may, unless otherwise decided by this magistrate, be granted by the head of the prison, in accordanc…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 311-77

…tive grants, in order to ensure the heritage vocation of these works.Automatic financial assistance may only be awarded for a single audiovisual adaptation of the same live performance by the same art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-3

…vership procedure is also applicable to the persons mentioned in the first paragraph of Article L. 631-2 after the cessation of their professional activity if all or part of their liabilities derive f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary chapter: Conditions for opening a judicial liquidation.

Article L640-3

…in the professional activity or activities were in a situation of cessation of payments, the matter may be referred to the court, within one year of the date of death, on the summons of a creditor, wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 10: Rights of the seller of furniture, claims and restitutions.

Article R641-32

Property that is not the subject of a claim for restitution may be sold in accordance with the forms provided for in Title IV of Book VI of the legislative part of this code on expiry of a period of o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Conditions governing access to the judicial and legal professions for certain commercial court registrars.

Article R742-38

Within six months of the completion of the probationary period provided for in article R. 742-35, the court clerk shall again refer the matter to the commission so that it may examine, in the light of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the enforcement judge

Article D49-32

…as been lodged under the conditions set out in article D. 49-11. Failing this, the sentenced person may apply directly to the President of the Enforcement Division of the Court of Appeal, by registere…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 11: Temporary work at a height

Article D4153-30

…falling from a height is not prevented by collective protection measures. II-The ban mentioned in I may be waived for the use of ladders, stepladders and steps, under the conditions laid down in the s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Periods of work experience in a professional environment

Article D5135-3

The agreement referred to in article L. 5135-4 is concluded for a period of no more than one month from date to date, whether the beneficiary's presence in the host structure is continuous or disconti…

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