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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L651-2

…icles L. 611-2 and L. 612-4 do not apply; 2° The provisions of 1° of Article L. 615-1 do not apply; 3° Except in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Article L. 632-1, the words: "tribunal judiciaire du chef-…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Presentation of the diploma

Article A212-105

…nd which includes: 1° A special test leading to the issue of a training booklet; 2° Training units; 3° A summative final assessment. The training units and the final examination cover the programmes o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Time limits

Article L3121-56

…hours over the year may be concluded, within the limit of the number of hours set in application of 3° of I of article L. 3121-64: 1° Managers whose duties do not require them to follow the collective…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3823-2

The provisions of Chapters II, III and IV of Title I and those of Title II of Book IV of this Part, are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of Artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R150-13

…ion of the titles;2° The draw mechanism and the publicity conditions under which the draws are made;3° The resources used to fund the drawings when they are not guaranteed, the proportion of securitie…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R321-5-1

…reinsurance of risks of the same nature as those covered by the undertakings referred to in 2° and 3° of Article L. 310-1; 2. Life: reinsurance of risks of the same nature as those covered by the und…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Special commercial courts.

Article L731-4

The other provisions of Title II of Book VII relating to the commercial courts are applicable to the commercial chamber, with the exception of articles L. 721-1, L. 721-2, L. 722-3, and L. 722-11 to L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Book VII: TREATMENT OF OVER-INDebtedness

Article R752-2

As soon as the overindebtedness commission is seized pursuant to IV of Article L. 681-2 of the Commercial Code or Article L. 681-3 of this code, it shall inform the Banque de France so that the regist…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-2

An inter-company savings plan may be set up by collective agreement concluded under the conditions set out in Book II of Part Two. If this plan is set up between several individual employers, it may a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article R93-2

The remuneration and compensation of experts appointed under the procedures provided for in articles L. 3211-12 to L. 3211-12-6 L. 3213-3, L. 3213-8 and L. 3213-9-1 of the Public Health Code, which fo…

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