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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-11

Article L. 414-10 does not apply when the foreign national holds one of the following residence permits: 1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L.…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-18-9

…ned in 1° and 2° of II of article L. 232-9 and in 1°, 2° and 3° of article L. 232-10, to seek evidence and identify the perpetrators and accomplices, investigators may, with the written authorisation…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article D112-15

The decisions of the Board of Directors are enforceable if, within fifteen days of their receipt, the Minister responsible for sport has not made any observations known. However, decisions relating to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Bonds issued by foundations

Article L213-21-1-A

Subsection 3, with the exception of article L. 213-20-1 and the last paragraph of article L. 213-10, applies to foundations with legal personality, subject to the following provisions. In article L. 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Custodian

Article L214-11

…third party to whom custody has been delegated, of financial instruments held in custody in accordance with II of Article L. 214-10-5. In the event of the loss of financial instruments held in safekee…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Form, content and transmission of the contract.

Article L1242-12-1

…it also includes :1° The words "fixed-term contract for a defined purpose";2° The title and references of the collective agreement establishing this contract;3° A clause describing the project and st…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Chèque-emploi associatif.

Article L1272-4

…or part-time employment contracts; 5° Declarations in respect of occupational medicine and the replacement income benefits scheme referred to in article L. 5421-2.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-1

I. - For the purposes of this Book : a) The words "France" and "territory of the French Republic" mean mainland France and the territorial collectivities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution as…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

Financial aid may be granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to support actions or projects of general or collective interest, or the overall activity of public or private bodies…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-11

…are prescribed, failing which the summons to pay will lapse. Any interested party may ask the enforcement judge to declare that the summons has lapsed and to order, where necessary, that this be note…

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