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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tobacco control

Article R3822-1

…1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3511-2Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 D. 3511-3Decree no. 2016-1139 of 22 August 2016 R. 3512-1Decree no. 2016-1117 of 11 August 2016 R. 3512-1-1Decree no. 2017-279 o…

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

Article L432-5

…tration.A foreigner who is involuntarily unemployed within the meaning of articles L. 421-1, L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 and L. 421-13 to L. 421-21 shall not be deemed to have ceased to fulfil the condition…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-12-1

…n article L. 4211-1 of the Defence Code or required in application of articles L. 3131-8 or L. 3131-9 and having completed the second year of the second cycle of medical studies may perform nursing ac…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-45-1

…41-3, L. 511-41-5, L. 612-32, L. 612-33, L. 612-34, L. 612-34-1 and L. 613-36 and subsections 4 and 9 of this section, or the suspension of a payment or delivery obligation arising from a contract pur…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Substantial changes to research.

Article R1123-42

The substantial modifications referred to in Article L. 1123-9 are those which occur after the authorisation of the research by the competent authority and the favourable opinion of the Committee for…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Conditions of practice

Article R743-142-7

…econd, in the event of the opening of compulsory liquidation proceedings pursuant to Article L. 645-9.II.-The fee referred to in I does not include the fees, costs and disbursements resulting from the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R940-1

…R. 123-234-1 and R. 123-234-2 are applicable in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-1014 of 19 July 2022;2° Title II of Book VII in the version resulting from decree no. 2021-144 of 11 February…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-1

…a; 2° A long-stay visa conferring on its holder, pursuant to the second paragraph of Article L. 421-9 to L. 421-11 or L. 421-26 and L. 425-4, L. 426-21.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-2

…set out in article 131-38 of the French Criminal Code, the penalties set out in 2°, 3°, 4°, 5° and 9° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban imposed in this respect relates to the activity in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-13

With a view to the application of the provisions of the first paragraph of article L. 1126-9 and article L. 1126-10, a national file shall be kept of persons who are free from any disease and who volu…

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