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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-3

The offences defined in articles L. 823-1 and L. 823-2 when the acts:1° Are committed as part of an organised gang;2° Are committed in circumstances that directly expose foreign nationals to an immedi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-3

…are assessed in consideration of: 1° Its location in the building in which it is situated, its surface area and volume, and the convenience of its access for the public; 2° The size of the areas respe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-31

…t by the Paris public prosecutor, after transmission by the department managing the file of the notices sent to the French authorities, or by the public prosecutor of the place of detention where the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-30

…1° A statistical statement of the staff and activities of the departmental health and social services, authorised bodies or local authorities that have signed an agreement with the department, and s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: The right to an interpreter during interviews between the detainee and his lawyer

Article D594-3

…ing, and for which the person may ask to be assisted by an interpreter, are interviews that take place, on the premises of investigation departments, courts and prisons, under conditions that guarante…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Withdrawal and payment of resources from the Fonds de solidarité des communes de la région d'Ile-de-France (R).

Article R2531-32

…set out in articles L. 2334-2 and L. 2334-4. The income taken into account is the last known reference tax income.For the application of c of 3° of II of Article L. 2531-13, communes contributing for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure.

Article D2573-32

…For the application of article R. 2321-2, the words: "in Book VI of the Commercial Code" are replaced by the words: "by locally applicable regulations". IV. - For the application of article R. 2321-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Measures in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4412-37

…to hazardous chemical agents is available, in particular to the internal or external emergency services responsible for dealing with accidents or incidents. This information includes: 1° A prior menti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Medicinal products and medical devices which midwives may prescribe

Article D4151-31

…eeding. Any order for medicines for professional use or any prescription must be written in accordance with the provisions of articles R. 5132-3 to R. 5132-5.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Business project support contract

Article R5142-3

…ovisions of the sixth paragraph of Article R. 242-1 of this code, the income corresponding to the receipts (excluding tax) generated by the activity of the beneficiary of the support contract and to t…

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