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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D365-6

Articles D. 312-3 to D. 312-5-3 and D. 312-8-1 are applicable in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article R561-6

The travel documents referred to in article R. 561-5 are issued by the prefect of the département in which the foreign national usually resides or, where the foreign national resides in Paris, the pol…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-6

The application for the issue of a residence permit bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-5 is equivalent to an application to renew the residence permit previousl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Help with setting up or taking over a business.

Article R5522-68

Business start-up aid cannot be combined with:1° An apprenticeship contract;2° An employment support contract;3° A youth employment contract;4° (Repealed)5° A professionalisation contract.

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Comparative advertising

Article L122-6

Press insertions for advertising defined in articles L. 122-1 and L. 122-2 do not give rise to the right of reply as defined by the Article 13 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press an…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-6

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, the fees mentioned in articles…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Interruption performed before the end of the fourteenth week of pregnancy.

Article L2212-6

In the event of confirmation, the doctor or midwife may personally perform the termination of pregnancy under the conditions set out in the second paragraph of Article L. 2212-2. If they do not perfor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: External fire protection

Article R2225-6

When the president of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax authority exercises special policing for external fire defence, an inter-communal external fire defence pla…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D364-6

Articles D. 312-3 to D. 312-5-3 and D. 312-8-1 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2022-963 of 29 June 2022.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R2373-5

The information provided, pursuant to the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-3 of the French Commercial Code, by the directors of the company, subsidiary or establishment concerned by the transaction…

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