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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Tax revenue equalisation

Article L3335-3

…d. From 2015, this article applies to the Lyon metropolitan area.The resources of this fund are allocated to the départements as compensation for exceptional revaluations of the flat-rate amount of th…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Educational assistance

Article 375-7

The father and mother of a child benefiting from an educational assistance measure continue to exercise all the attributes of parental authority that are not irreconcilable with this measure. They may…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Elements constituting a trade mark

Article L711-3

…lier rights having effect in France, in particular: 1° An earlier trade mark : a) Where it is identical to the earlier trade mark and the goods or services which it designates are identical to those f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-3

…ing partner, if he or she has been authorised to reside in France for the purposes of family reunification under the conditions provided for in articles L. 561-2 to L. 561-5;2° His or her spouse or pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Voluntary appearance and summons

Article 390-1

…prison.The summons states the offence being prosecuted, refers to the law that punishes it and indicates the court seised, the place, date and time of the hearing. It also states that the accused may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R1435-33

…ncy, the measures necessary to comply with the commitments have not been taken without valid justification, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency may, subject to the provisions of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Public health policy coordination committees

Article D1442-3

…responsibilities in the field of health prevention and promotion:a) The Rector of the Guadeloupe education authority ;b) The head of the regional department responsible for social cohesion;c) The head…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R5124-3

…ers, importers, operators, stockists, wholesaler-distributors, wholesale distributors of pharmaceutical products other than medicinal products, wholesale distributors of medicinal plants, wholesale di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Mobility within or outside the European Union

Article R6325-33

…ed between the beneficiary of the professionalisation contract and his legal representatives in the case of minors, the employer in France, the employer abroad, the training body in France and, where…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-3

Any technical file accompanying the application for authorisation must include the following information: 1° A list of the persons whom the applicant proposes to authorise to contribute, under his aut…

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