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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

…or she is in a civil union or cohabiting 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 t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition of the Criminal Appeals Division

Article 510

…gistrar of the court of appeal. However, where the contested judgment has been delivered in accordance with the procedures provided for in the third paragraph of Article 398 or in accordance with thos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVa: Powers of investigation in public health matters

Article L1544-8-1

…ticle L. 1421-1 have the prerogatives mentioned in Articles L. 1421-2 to L. 1421-3 for the performance of their duties, in the version resulting from Order No 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Increased rates for calculating sums representing automatic aid

Article 919-51

For the period between 29 December 2021 and 29 March 2022, the rates are set at :- 290.40% when the amount of revenue generated by feature films is less than or equal to €307,500;- 155.21% when the am…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

Within the institution referred to in Article L. 5312-1, a national ombudsman shall be set up to receive and deal with individual complaints relating to the operation of this institution, without prej…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Work and holidays.

Article R6152-522

A hospital assistant suffering from a duly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6152-523, on the list drawn up pursuant to article 28 of decree no.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Distribution of resources

Article 1379-0 bis

…elling under the tax regime provided for in Article 1609 nonies C :1° Urban communities, with the exception of those mentioned in 1° of II;1° bis Metropolises;2° Agglomeration communities;3° Communiti…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…f Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The delegated acts provided for in Articles 17, 31, 35, 37, 50, 56, 75, 86, 92, 97, 99, 109a, 111, 114, 127, 130, 135, 143, 172, 210, 211, 216, 217,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Capping of certain income tax benefits

Article 200-0 A

1. The total tax benefits mentioned in 2, with the exception of those mentioned in articles 199 undecies A, 199 undecies B, 199 undecies C and 199 unvicies and in XII of Article 199 novovicies, may no…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-13

…sions of article R. 423-15, the fund must have at its disposal at all times a total amount of resources equal to 0.05% of the total mathematical provisions recorded at 31 December of the previous year…

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