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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-31

…5. Only the representative(s) of the college(s) whose status corresponds to the texts on the agenda may attend meetings of this committee; b) A commission responsible for examining issues relating to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-31

…her Member State of the European Union for the same reasons as those mentioned in article L. 421-30 may carry out an assignment in France for a period of less than or equal to ninety days under the te…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Certificates of French nationality

Article 31-2

…a certificate of nationality, the director of the judicial registry services of the judicial court may presume, in the absence of other elements, that the civil status records drawn up abroad and whi…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Joint ownership of patents

Article L613-31

The co-owner of a patent application or patent may notify the other co-owners that he is surrendering his share to them. With effect from the entry of such abandonment in the National Patent Register…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 312-7

…diovisual writing or directing provided by a French or European university or school;Other diplomas may also be accepted if they are relevant to the audiovisual training provided, with the exception o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article D2135-31

…m in the elections provided for in 3° of article L. 2122-9; 2° A share of the appropriations, which may not be less than 7.9 million euros or more than a quarter of the share provided for in 1°, is di…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Regional health plan zones

Article R1434-31

…f 2° of Article L. 1434-9 are delimited by the Director General of the Regional Health Agency. They may be common to several regions. This delimitation takes into account the geographical accessibilit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Salary

Article D6222-31

…able contractual or collective agreement provisions, the increases provided for in this sub-section may not result in the apprentice receiving a salary in excess of 100% of the minimum growth wage. Th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Jobseekers

Article R6341-31

…Article L. 245-1 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles, may be combined with remuneration received in respect of a vocational training course, subject to th…

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

Article 316-1

…investigation he or she is conducting, or to oppose it.The duration of the suspension thus decided may not exceed one month, renewable once by specially reasoned decision. However, when the investiga…

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