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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-40

The persons called to the homologation hearing pursuant to the first paragraph of Article L. 611-9 may inspect the agreement at the court registry. The judgment does not repeat the terms of the agreem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Payment service providers

Article L775-15

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Beneficiaries of subsidiary protection

Article L424-13

A foreign national who holds a multi-annual residence permit issued to beneficiaries of subsidiary protection and their family members, as provided for in articles L. 424-9 and L. 424-11, and who can…

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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Offences relating to currency.

Article R162-4

Any person who has received counterfeit or falsified coins or banknotes that are legal tender in France and refuses to hand them over or have them handed over to the Banque de France or the public ins…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-2

The documents making up the application for approval referred to in article R. 312-9 are adapted to enable the departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee and, where applicable, the natio…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-12

In the case of placement under judicial supervision as provided for in 5° of Article 706-53-2, informing the person and providing the document provided for in Article R. 53-8-9 are made by the investi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation arrangements

Article D1271-4

Another means of payment may be issued by the credit institutions, institutions or services referred to in article L. 1271-9 to replace the special payment voucher.Specialised bodies authorised to iss…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R5224-1

Failure to verify the existence of a work permit or to declare the name of the foreign national in breach of the provisions of articles L. 5221-8 and L. 5221-9 is punishable by a 5th class fine. A rep…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Registration and publicity.

Article R4381-37

Notwithstanding articles 22, 24 and 26 of Decree no. 78-704 of 3 July 1978 relating to the application of Law no. 78-9 of 4 January 1978 amending Title IX of Book III of the Civil Code, the company is…

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