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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article R233-9

Third-country nationals mentioned in article L. 233-2, admitted to residence in their capacity as family members, retain their right to residence in the following situations:1° In the event of the dea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-90-1

The Etablissement public de santé de Fresnes is subject to the provisions of titles I and III of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management, with th…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Increase in certain selective aids

Article 919-44

I. - The amount of selective aid granted in application of articles 223-1, 223-9 and 223-15 for the distribution of cinematographic works other than those mentioned in article 222-7 and article 222-8,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RESIDENCE ASSIGNMENTS

Article L732-9

The house arrest decisions provided for in articles L. 731-4 and L. 731-5 are accompanied by a work permit.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R3123-9

The payment by the department of expenses relating to the exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 3123-10 to L. 3123-14 and by 2° of article L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R4135-9

The assumption by the region of expenses relating to the exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 4135-10 to L. 4135-14 and by 2° of article L. 4…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Operations of strategic interest to the French economy abroad

Article R442-11-2

The political, catastrophic and monetary risks covered under the guarantee referred to in article R. 442-11-1 are realised under the following conditions.The political risk arises when performance of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local savings companies

Article L512-92

…e. The last paragraph of article 1 and the second paragraph of article 16 of the aforementioned law n° 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 do not apply to local savings companies.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-9

In order to comply with the requirements set out in Articles R. 385-5 to R. 385-8, supplementary occupational pension funds shall make transparent any asset line whose book value exceeds 1% of the bal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVb: Prevention of environmental health risks at work

Article L1544-9

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the second and third paragraphs, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 1332-5 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wordin…

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