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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Subscription

Article R313-8

If the attestation d'accueil is signed by a foreign national who is not exempt from the requirement to hold a residence permit, it will include, in addition to the information specified in article R.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating rules

Article L327-9

The members of each of the two colleges and the mediator must complete a declaration of interests in accordance with the model in Appendix 3 of Article 2 of the Decree of 23 December 2013 on declarati…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-2

I.-The following constitute a travel service: 1° The carriage of passengers; 2° Accommodation that is not an integral part of the carriage of passengers and that does not have a residential purpose; 3…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional acts.

Article R4342-5

Orthoptists are authorised, on medical prescription or within the framework of an organisational protocol defined in this section, to perform the following professional acts: 1° Perimetry ; 2° Campime…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative composition

Article R232-88

…posed subject to a partial stay of execution under the conditions provided for in article L. 232-23-3-2 ; 10° That the provisional suspension provided for in article L. 232-23-4 has been pronounced ag…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Combating mental illness

Article L3844-2

…o implement one of the procedures provided for in articles L. 3212-1, L. 3212-3, L. 3213-1 or L. 3213-2. " ;3° The first paragraph of Article L. 3222-4 is amended as follows:a) The words: "mentioned i…

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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 L446-2

…e de résident portant la mention " résident de longue durée-UE " sont supprimés ; 9° L'article L. 413-2 est ainsi rédigé : "Art. L. 413-2 -A foreign national admitted for the first time to reside in N…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19

…13-5, L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14, L. 4122-1-1, L. 4122-1-2, L. 4122-2-1, L. 4122-2-2, L. 4122-3, L. 4123-2, L. 4123-10, L. 4124-1 to L. 4124-3 L. 4124-5, L. 4124-6, L. 4124-6-1, II to V of Article L. 412…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Establishment of parentage by recognition

Article 316-3

The court shall rule, within a period of ten days from the date on which the matter is referred to it, on the application for the opposition to be dismissed made by the author of the acknowledgement,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article R1132-4-1

The commission of genetic counsellors referred to in articles L. 1132-3 and L. 1132-5 is attached to the prefect of a region designated by order of the Minister for Health. It comprises :1° The region…

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