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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals in seasonal employment

Article L421-34

A foreign national who works in a seasonal job, as defined in 3° of article L. 1242-2 of the Labour Code, and who undertakes to maintain his or her usual residence outside France, will be issued with…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-28

Aid for collective operations is granted to help cover the following expenses directly associated with the operation:1° Staff costs associated with organising the operation;2° Costs of drawing up the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 5: Aid for collective operations

Article 322-27

Aid for collective operations is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The ability of the operation to contribute to a mission of general interest for the video game sector;2° The relevanc…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Powers of the advisory committees for the amicable settlement of disputes

Article R2197-3

The local committees are set up at regional, inter-regional or inter-departmental level by an order of the Minister for the Economy appended to this code. This order sets their boundaries and designat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General duties of chiropodists

Article R4322-37

The following principles apply to all chiropodists in private practice. These principles are : 1° The patient's free choice of chiropodist; 2° The freedom of prescription of the chiropodist in complia…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Approval of circuits.

Article R331-37

Approval of a circuit is granted for a period of four years by the Prefect, after an inspection and an opinion by the Commission nationale d'examen des circuits de vitesse (National Speed Circuit Exam…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-3

Each year, health care institutions submit their accounts to the regional health agency. In the case of private health establishments, the regional health agency may also request that the accounts of…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-39

If a member of the Conseil des maisons de vente, a qualified person appointed or a representative of the profession elected, is unable to attend or resigns, he or she is replaced by his or her alterna…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Seizure of operating income

Article L333-3

The unseizable proportion of these sums may in no case be less than four-fifths, where they are at most equal annually to the highest level of resources provided for pursuant to Chapter V of Title IV…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Consent to adoption

Article 348-7

Where the parents refuse to consent to the adoption of their child in respect of whom they have lost interest to the risk of compromising the child's health or morals, the court may order the adoption…

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