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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II: CATEGORIES OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article L420-1

In accordance with article L. 237-1, the provisions of articles L. 424-1 to L. 424-4, L. 424-6, L. 424-7, L. 424-9 to L. 424-13, L. 424-15 and L. 424-16 are applicable to foreign nationals whose situa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-7

The agency's resources are made up of : 1° Subsidies from public authorities, their public bodies, the European Union or international organisations; 2° Proceeds from taxes and payments made on its be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Biomedicine

Article L1418-7

The Agency's resources include :1° Subsidies from the European Union or international organisations;2° A contribution from compulsory health insurance schemes, paid and distributed in accordance with…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions applicable to non-river insurance in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article L192-3

Notwithstanding the provisions of article L. 122-4 and unless expressly stipulated otherwise, the insurer is obliged to compensate, in addition to damage resulting from the action of fire, explosion o…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Examination of tenders

Article L2352-1

The provisions of articles L. 2152-1 to L. 2152-4, concerning irregular, unacceptable or inappropriate tenders, articles L. 2152-5 and L. 2152-6, concerning abnormally low tenders, and articles L. 215…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-1

Carrying out any of the activities referred to in article L. 6313-1 without filing a declaration of activity with the administrative authority as soon as the first vocational training agreement or con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article R773-36

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article R774-36

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions

Article R2146-3

Any director or administrator of a trade union or union of trade unions who, in disregard of the provisions of article L. 2131-4, opposes the access of a member of a professional trade union who fulfi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation of the national health data system

Article R1461-8

Health professionals' identification numbers are stored and managed by the Plateforme des données de santé and the Caisse nationale de l'assurance maladie, within the national health data system in ta…

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