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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-4

…submit an application for the issue of the multiannual residence permit mentioned in article L. 424-9. As soon as this application is submitted, a certificate of extension of the examination of their…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-4

Without prejudice to the powers of the representative of the State in the department by virtue of 9° of Article 2 of Section III of the Decree of 22 December 1789, the police matters entrusted to the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF CORSICA

Article L4421-4

…o the specialised commission for new tourist units provided for in article 7 of the loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne et à la commission départ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title I: Rules common to non-marine damage insurance and life and health insurance

Article A111-2

…s démographiques, as well as data collected by the professional bodies referred to inarticle L. 132-9-2 of the French Insurance Code on the basis of insured populations and published on the website of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Tattooing products

Article L5437-4

…that is the product of the offence, in accordance with the conditions set out in 8° of article 131-39 of the same code; 2° Posting of the decision handed down or its dissemination either in the writte…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Industrial preparation and wholesale.

Article L5441-12

…r in the written press or by any means of audiovisual communication under the conditions set out in 9° of article 131-39 of the same code; 3° Confiscation of the thing that was used or intended to be…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-3

…the thing that is the product of the offence, under the conditions laid down in 8° of article 131-39 of the same code; 3° Posting the decision or broadcasting it either in the written press or by any…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5431-4

…that is the product of the offence, in accordance with the conditions set out in 8° of article 131-39 of the same code; 3° Posting the decision or broadcasting it either in the written press or by any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Changes in share capital and employee share ownership.

Article R225-128

…utions in kind; 8° The name or corporate designation and address of the person receiving the funds; 9° The surname, usual first name and domicile of the subscriber and the number of shares subscribed…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Reducing exposure to materials containing significant concentrations of naturally occurring radionuclides

Article R1333-37

…egulatory control, including application of the regimes mentioned in Articles L. 1333-8 and L. 1333-9.

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