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

Article R233-12

European Union citizens mentioned in 2° of article L. 233-1 who have established their habitual residence in France for less than five years are issued, at their request, with a residence permit beari…

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

Article R612-28

…uros.This decision is notified to the person concerned in the manner provided for in article R. 612-9 . In the event of total or partial non-compliance or late compliance, the relevant panel of the su…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Products presented as aiding diagnosis, prevention or treatment.

Article R5122-22

…oned in Article L. 5122-14, the advertising approval for professionals mentioned in Article L. 5122-9 is issued and may be suspended or withdrawn under the conditions set out in Articles R. 5122-13 to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 undecies: Companies located in dynamic urban areas

Article 44 sexdecies

…es mentioned in the sixth paragraph of the same II, companies that are created between 1 January 2019 and 31 December 2023, that carry out an industrial, commercial or craft activity within the meanin…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-17

…trative authority and any association mentioned in articles 48-1, 48-4, 48-5 or 48-6 of the law of 29 July 1881 on the freedom of the press, and which has been registered for at least three years at t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Insurance against technological disasters

Article L128-1

…fined by the Convention on Third Party Liability in the Field of Nuclear Energy signed in Paris on 29 July 1960. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall specify the conditions of application of this arti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Payroll tax

Article 231 bis Q

…mentioned in 1 of I of article 155 B paid to persons whose employment in France began on or after 6 July 2016 are exempt from payroll tax for the amount resulting from the application of the same 1. F…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-5

…t-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle. In these departments, article 33 of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 remains in force: a) For pubs the opening of which is not prohibited by articles L. 3332-1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3841-2

…e is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidemic linked to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Speech therapists.

Article L4341-6

…n, or for one or more establishments or for a specific type of activity, persons who, on 1 January 1964, usually performed acts of re-education "constituting a treatment of pathological anomalies" of…

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