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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for exercising the right to vote and stand for election and rules applicable to the conduct of the ballot for the election of members of the Board of Directors

Article A211-2

Full members of staff and non-full members of staff with a contract of at least one year who are working in the establishment on the day of the ballot are eligible to vote and stand for election in co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Foreign nationals with proof of regular uninterrupted residence in France, a certain level of resources and health insurance

Article L426-18

Article L. 426-17 does not apply when the foreign national resides in France under: 1° A temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30; 2° A temporary…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Portage salarial

Article L1255-14

…provided for in Article L. 1254-23 ; 10° Disregarding the provisions relating to the conditions for carrying out the activity of portage salarial provided for in Article L. 1254-24 ; 11° Disregarding…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L3321-1

…urity contributions;5° bis Under the conditions provided for in Article 88-1 of the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale, les…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions specific to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article L632-12

…ôle prudentiel et de résolution may be extended to the legal entities referred to in Article L. 612-26 located in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Acquisition of French nationality by declaration of nationality

Article 21-14

…aim under Article 30-3 may claim French nationality by declaration made in accordance with Articles 26 et seq. They must either have maintained or acquired clear cultural, professional, economic or fa…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Demographic upgrading.

Article L133-19

The rules relating to the upgrading to a higher demographic category of municipalities classified as tourist resorts within the meaning of sub-section 2 of section 2 of this chapter are set out in the…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Sub-section 2: Special provisions applicable to inter-municipal tourist offices constituted in the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment.

Article L134-6

…nations and legacies 4° The taxe de séjour or taxe de séjour forfaitaire defined in article L. 2333-26 of the Code général des collectivités territoriales, if it is levied on the territory of the grou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Safeguard, reorganisation and compulsory winding-up proceedings

Article L2312-54

…1° During safeguard proceedings in the situations provided for in articles L. 621-1, L. 622-10, L. 626-9 and L. 626-26 of the French Commercial Code; 2° During receivership proceedings in the situatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating alcoholism and smoking.

Article L3822-1

…t paragraph of Article L. 3336-4, Articles L. 3342-1 to L. 3342-3 of Book III of this Part are applicable in the Territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provided for in A…

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