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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

A foreign national holding an EU long-term resident card, as defined by the provisions of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are lon…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-11

Except in the cases provided for in Subtitle I of Title I of Book IV for the application of the Convention on the Statute of the International Criminal Court, opened for signature in Rome on 18 July 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision and control.

Article R2324-14-1

When an establishment welcomes school-age children under the age of six during school holidays, professional leave or leisure activities, the requirements in terms of organisation, operation and layou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contributions to the account

Article L6323-11

The account of an employee who has worked half or more of the legal or collectively agreed working time over the year is topped up for that year up to a maximum amount. The value of this ceiling may n…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the investigation of claims for compensation.

Article R424-11

Farmers and owners of agricultural and forestry land submit claims for compensation for damage caused by the agricultural spreading of sewage sludge to the Prefect, who acknowledges receipt. The compo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L641-11

The official receiver exercises the powers vested in him by articles L. 621-9, and L. 623-2 and by the fourth paragraph of article L. 622-16. It sets the remuneration relating to the duties performed…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Judicial liquidation and professional recovery.

Article L645-11

The closure of the professional recovery procedure entails the wiping out of debts with regard to creditors whose claim arose prior to the judgment opening the procedure, was brought to the attention…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Intermediary parent companies

Article L517-11

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure that an intermediate parent undertaking is set up at the head of a group whose parent undertaking is established in a third country wh…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to offences leading to the loss of driving licence points

Article A37-11

Notwithstanding articles A. 37-7 to A. 37-10, the characteristics of the forms used for the contraventions punishable by articles R. 413-14 et R. 413-17 of the Highway Code insofar as they concern exc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-11

Persons guilty of one of the offences defined in article L. 332-3, the first sentence of article L. 332-4 and articles L. 332-5-1, L. 332-8, L. 332-10-1 and L. 332-19 of this Code are also liable to t…

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