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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L541-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of articles L. 753-1 to L. 753-4 and L. 754-1 to L. 754-8, where a foreign national applying to register an asylum application has, prior to the submission of his a…

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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

For the application of the provisions of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The provisions of Articles L. 611-2 and L. 612-4 do not a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-7

Before issuing and managing electronic money, electronic money institutions must obtain an authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, after obtaining the opinion of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Draws of lots.

Article R150-13

…dvance at each drawing, with details of the method used to determine which securities will be drawn;4° The conditions that the security must meet in order to participate in the drawings and to be paya…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General rules.

Article R325-7

…or 7 of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code concerns an undertaking referred to in 4° of Article L. 310-2 and which is subject to an overall solvency check carried out by the Autorité…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Measures imposed

Article L733-13

The judge hearing the dispute provided for in article L. 733-10 takes all or some of the measures defined in articles L. 733-1, L. 733-4 and L. 733-7. In all cases, the proportion of resources require…

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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 Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-6

The fact that the manufacturer of a medical device or its accessories or its agent, or a distributor or importer of medical devices or their accessories, carries out, causes to be carried out, dissemi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Assistance and representation of the parties

Article D1453-2-1

The list of trade union representatives referred to in article L. 1453-4 is drawn up by the regional director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment, on the basis of proposals f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions applicable to auctioneers, bailiffs, notaries and lawyers

Article R444-53

…claim arising from the performance of an employment contract; c) Establishing a maintenance claim; 4° When the judicial officer is acting on behalf of a public accountant.

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