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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution and to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R441-3

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion and Mayotte, the exercise by a foreign national of a salaried professional activity is authorised under the conditions defined by articles R. 5221-1 t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-3

The company or group agreement or, in the absence of an agreement, the action plan referred to in article L. 4162-2:1° Includes a list of compulsory topics set by decree ;2° Is concluded for a maximum…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions.

Article L5134-30

The aid for professional integration allocated under an employment support contract may be modulated according to : 1° The category and sector of activity of the employer ; 2° The actions planned in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Participative financing intermediaries

Article D775-31

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: General provisions applicable to joint stock companies.

Article R224-3

For the implementation of the provisions of article L. 224-3, the transformation auditors are appointed and carry out their mission under the conditions set out in article R. 22-10-7.The transformatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Rescue and fire-fighting.

Article R2521-3

For the application to communes in the departments of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne of chapter V "External fire defence" of title II of book II of part two: 1° The words: "préfet…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisational rules.

Article L4132-3

The following are members of the National Council1° A doctor who is a member of the French National Academy of Medicine, appointed by the Academy, with the right to vote;2° Three representatives of th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 803-3

In case of necessity and notwithstanding the provisions of Article 803-2, the person may appear the following day and may be held for this purpose in specially equipped court premises, provided that t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: Regional cooperation

Article R4433-37

An agreement between the State, represented jointly by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister responsible for Overseas France, and each of the local authorities mentioned in articles L. 4433…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Military personnel serving in the French army

Article L4061-3

I. - A healthcare professional is subject to the professional sanctions provided for in article L. 4137-1 of the Defence Code for acts committed as a result of or in the course of his professional pra…

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