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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 11: Provisions applicable to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article D147-41

…tions provided for by article 723-35 is ordered by the sentence enforcement judge, including in the case of a person convicted of offences committed before 14 December 2005 and for whom judicial super…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 12: National competition.

Article R6152-302

…6213-2 or article 60 of law no. 99-641 of 27 July 1999 creating universal health cover. In all the cases listed in the previous paragraph, the candidate must provide proof of registration on the roll…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions applicable where the employer is established in another Member State of the European Community or the European Economic Area

Article L3253-18-1

…ed out their activity on French territory, on behalf of an employer whose registered office, in the case of a legal entity, or, in the case of a natural person, the activity or address of the company…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-160

…details; b) The company name or denomination followed, where applicable, by its acronym; c) In the case of a company, the legal form; d) The address of the registered office.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: Residence permits granted to beneficiaries of international protection

Article R424-12

…14, issued by France, may have it withdrawn if he loses the benefit of subsidiary protection in the cases mentioned in article L. 424-17.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation and administration.

Article R4622-18

Fairground businesses are members of an inter-company occupational health and prevention service with territorial jurisdiction: 1° Either for the municipality in which the employer resides, or for the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R285-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless other…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R286-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless other…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-6

A European patent application may only be converted into a French patent application in the case provided for in Article 135-1 (a) of the Munich Convention. In this case and on pain of rejection of hi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Exemptions

Article R313-15

…ing to one of the categories referred to in article R. 313-14, foreign nationals falling within the cases defined in article L. 313-8 may be exempted from presenting the reception certificate provided…

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