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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Personalised pathway and republican integration contract

Article L413-3

The personalised Republican integration pathway provided for in article L. 413-2 includes in particular:1° Civic training prescribed by the State, relating to the values, principles and institutions o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R592-3

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the State representative in Saint-Barthélemy and references to the Prefecture are repla…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 1: Seizure

Article R211-3

On pain of nullity, the seizure is notified to the debtor by a bailiff's deed within eight days. Under penalty of nullity, this act shall contain 1° A copy of the seizure report and a reproduction of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-3

The rights registered on the personal training account remain acquired in the event of a change in the holder's professional situation or loss of employment.Rights acquired in hours, in accordance wit…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Operational preparation for employment

Article L6326-3

Collective operational preparation for employment enables several jobseekers and employees recruited under a fixed-term or open-ended contract concluded in application of article L. 5134-19-1, or unde…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-3

Article L. 443-1 is amended as follows:1° The last paragraph of I is replaced by the following provisions: "The cessation of advertising carried out under conditions that do not comply with the first…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L7321-3

The head of the company who supplies the goods or on whose behalf the orders are collected or the goods to be processed, handled or transported are received is only responsible for the application to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health surveillance, safety and policing

Article R1435-3

The departmental protocol specifies : 1° The list of acts, orders, decisions, documents and administrative correspondence drawn up under the responsibility of the departmental prefect, which are prepa…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: The decision of the departmental commission

Article A752-3

I.-The form entitled "certificate of compliance" referred to in article R. 752-44-8, a model of which is shown in appendix 7-8 to this book, is dated and signed by the authorised body referred to in a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Sports agent commissions and sports agent delegates

Article R222-3

When sitting in disciplinary matters, the Sports Agents' Commission is composed solely of its Chairman and the members mentioned in 1° to 3° of article R. 222-2. The member mentioned under 5° of artic…

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