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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Other signs identifying origin and quality

Article L432-2

…een subject to the approval provided for in article L. 641-4 du code rural et de la pêche maritime ;3° De délivrer un label rouge en méconnaissance de l'article L. 641-2 du code rural et de la pêche m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE

Article L632-7

…were, subject to the reservations set out in these articles, in the categories mentioned in 1°, 2°, 3° and 4° of article L. 631-3 and fall within the scope of articles L. 423-1 or L. 423-7 or Chapter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Police powers relating to specific objects

Article L2213-2

…and parking of vehicles or certain categories of them, as well as access to neighbouring buildings;3° Reserving on the public highway or in any other parking area open to the public specially equippe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18

Within the limits of the services it is authorised to provide in its home country, and depending on the authorisation it has received there, any legal or natural person authorised to provide investmen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: REPUBLICAN INTEGRATION

Article R413-7

…orary residence permit bearing the wording "student" provided for in articles L. 422-1 or L. 422-2; 3° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "student-mobility programme" provided for in a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts.

Article R232-5

The presentation rules and methods used to prepare the documents mentioned in Article R. 232-3 may not be changed from one period to the next without justification in the reports mentioned in Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Allocation of seats

Article R2344-1

…10% of the total workforce: 1 seat ; 2° From more than 10% to 20% of the total workforce: 2 seats; 3° Between 20% and 30% of the total workforce: 3 seats; 4° From more than 30% to 40% of the total wo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2143-1

…gametes or embryos to the beneficiaries of medically assisted procreation with a third party donor; 3° The data relating to the identity of the third party donor mentioned in Article L. 2143-3 is the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Other provisions

Article D4021-5

In the absence of a National Professional Council bringing together the various components of the same profession, the professional organisations represented on the High Council for the Paramedical Pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-7

…ce or the allowance provided for in the event of a redeployment agreement under article L. 1233-65; 3° Recipients of the "revenu de solidarité active" benefit or their spouse or partner as well as rec…

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