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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Integration contract

Article R413-7

Article R. 413-6 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under the following residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "temporary worker" provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General rules governing undertakings for collective investment in transferable securities

Article R214-2

For the purposes of paragraphs 2 and 3, when a UCITS consists of one or more investment compartments, each compartment shall be considered a separate UCITS.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General procedural rules

Article R331-32

Decisions taken by the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique pursuant to the procedural rules set out in paragraphs 2, 3 and 4 of this subsection may not conflict with…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest in the event of deferred removal

Article R732-2

The administrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence pursuant to 1°, 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° or 6° of article L. 731-3 or article L. 731-4 is the prefect of the département where th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

Article R4127-240

…order to attract clients.II. - The dental surgeon complies with the provisions of articles L. 1111-3-2 and L. 1111-3-3 with regard to informing the patient of the costs relating to his services and t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Company solvency

Article L334-1

The undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2 must at all times comply with a solvency margin calculated in accordance with the procedures defined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat. The Autorité de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services within the territory of States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L511-24

The institutions referred to in Articles L. 511-22 and L. 511-23 and their branches established in France are subject to the following provisions of this chapter and the regulatory provisions adopted…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Invalidity of the trade mark

Article L716-2-5

An application for a declaration of invalidity filed on the basis of 2°, 3° and 4° of Article L. 711-2 shall be dismissed where the proprietor of the contested trade mark can establish that the trade…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Single chapter: Processing of personal data known as the "interministerial information system for victims of attacks and disasters".

Article R2-15-3

The data and information mentioned in 1° of Article R. 2-15-1 are kept for six months from the date of the event. The data and information referred to in 2° of the same article are kept for ten years…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Scope of application.

Article D5424-7

The provisions of articles L. 5424-6 to L. 5424-19 are applicable: 1° To workers belonging to the professional activities mentioned by decree no. 59-534 of 9 April 1959 relating to the nomenclature of…

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