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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Appeals against refusal of travel authorisations

Article D312-7-1

The national travel authorisation investigation service provides the deputy director of visas with information useful for examining appeals referred to it.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
IV: Reduction of duties

Article 1595 bis

It is levied for the benefit of a departmental equalisation fund, in all communes with a population not exceeding 5,000 inhabitants other than communes classified as tourist resorts within the meaning…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions for medical biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister of Defence

Article L6214-1

The provisions of Articles L. 6211-14 to L. 6211-16 do not apply to samples taken within the armed forces health service when the analytical phase of the medical biology examination is carried out in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ANNUAL REPORT ON GUIDELINES FOR POLICY ON ASYLUM, IMMIGRATION AND INTEGRATION

Article L123-1

Each year before 1 October, the Government submits to Parliament a report on the multi-annual guidelines for asylum, immigration and integration policy. This report indicates and comments on the quant…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 5: Changes to the basis of an application for divorce

Article 247-1

The spouses may also, at any stage of the proceedings, when divorce has been requested on the grounds of definitive alteration of the marital bond or on the grounds of fault, ask the judge to record t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Obligations applicable to instruments reserved for small-value payments

Article L314-16

I. - Where the payment transaction is executed using an instrument referred to in Article L. 133-28, the payment service provider may provide the payer, on paper or on another durable medium, only wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Simplified arrangements for declaring and collecting social security contributions

Article L1522-1

The provisions of articles L. 1271-1 to L. 1271-16 and of sub-section 2 of section 1 of chapter III bis of book I of the social security code relating to the universal employment-service voucher apply…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-13

The out-of-court settlement reached between the liable party and the claimant or his heirs, including in application of the agreement referred to in article L. 1143-9 of this Code, and the judgment ru…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Enforcement of the judgment and individual compensation for damages

Article L1143-12

With the judge's authorisation, the association may call upon any person belonging to a regulated legal profession, the list of which shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat, to assist it.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-1

…chargée de la sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail is a public administrative body.It provides independent and pluralist scientific expertise.Its main contribution is…

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