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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Assessment of the integration condition for the issue of a residence permit

Article L413-7

…esident card bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-19, and the permanent resident card provided for in article L. 426…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-11

…ecognition respectively made pursuant to Articles 30 and 40 of Council Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 of 25 June 2019 concerning jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in matrimonial…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R322-5

…0,000 euros in order to conduct the classes of business referred to in 10 to 15 and 20, 21, 22, 24, 25 and 28 of article R. 321-1, as well as reinsurance operations. In order to carry out operations i…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1

Article R421-28

…tributions referred to in Article R. 421-27 are set by order of the Minister responsible for insurance, subject to the following maximum amounts:-Contribution from insurance companies in respect of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting.

Article L2512-19

The State contributes to the operating expenses of the Paris fire brigade, including maintenance, repairs and barracks rent. Within the double limit of the allocations entered in the State budget and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Industrial tribunal members

Article D1423-67

…ty of a party, the subject matter or the cause of action, and which have not been joined, may not exceed the periods set out in the table below: NUMBER OF DECISIONS to be drafted MAXIMUM NUMBER of com…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1161-8

…rect use of medicines. They are designed to encourage and monitor the appropriation of technical procedures carried out by patients themselves. They may be set up at the request of the Agence national…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-5

…the estimated amount of subsidisable expenditure excluding tax. The maximum rate of grant may not exceed 60% of this amount, or of the final amount of the operation in the case provided for in the sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Exercise of control

Article R612-28

…Board decides to impose a penalty payment in addition to an injunction, pursuant to Article L. 612-25, it does so in the same decision. The daily amount of the penalty payment may not exceed fifteen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R4437-5

I. - For the application to Mayotte of article R. 4432-10, references to articles R. 4432-1 to R. 4432-7 are replaced by references to articles R. 4437-3 and R. 4437-4.II. - For the application to May…

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