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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 R424-10

The application for the issue of a residence permit bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 424-14 is equivalent to an application to renew the residence permit previous…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Banknotes and coins

Article D122-11

The rules for recycling euro banknotes are set out in the Decision of the European Central Bank of 16 November 2010 on the authenticity and fitness checking and recirculation of euro banknotes (ECB/20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and membership

Article R1253-17

Only the persons referred to in article R. 1253-14 whose business or professional premises are located within the geographical area of the employers' group, as specified in the Articles of Association…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Financial assistance

Article R5132-24-1

Intermediary associations are entitled to financial assistance if they recruit the people referred to in article L. 5132-14-1 on open-ended contracts, up to the number of integration posts set by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 12: On-street vehicle parking charges

Article R2333-120-13

…fined in II of article L. 2333-87, by the holder of the vehicle registration certificate or, in the cases provided for in VII of article L. 2333-87, the lessee or purchaser of the vehicle. The holder…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Preliminary book MIXED CONCESSION CONTRACTS

Article L3000-3

Where a concession contract covers several activities, at least one of which constitutes a network operator activity, and whose main purpose can be determined, the following rules apply: 1° Where the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 K

The taxpayer may spontaneously declare an amount of advance payment in respect of the year of commencement of receipt of income falling within a category of profits or income mentioned in article 204…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L542-6

When the right to remain in the country has ended in application of b, c or d of 1° of article L. 542-2, the foreign national may request suspension of enforcement of the removal decision.This request…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-6

Where the unit of account is a unit or share in an undertaking for collective investment, its main characteristics are as follows:1° Brief description: the name of the undertaking, its legal form and…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: THE LOCAL FINANCE COMMITTEE AND THE NATIONAL COUNCIL FOR THE EVALUATION OF STANDARDS

Article R1211-4

The representatives of the public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status are elected by the college of presidents of public establishments of inter-municipal cooperati…

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