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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-44

The foreign national must notify the competent administrative authority of any change to the documents justifying the issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "ICT seconded employee"…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-45

In the event of withdrawal of the multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "ICT seconded employee" provided for in Article L. 421-26, the minister responsible for immigration shall immediatel…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-42

When a foreign national applying for a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" (ICT seconded employee) as provided for in article L. 421-26, resides outside France, the d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union

Article R421-43

The decision of the competent authorities on the application for a multiannual residence permit bearing the wording "ICT employee on secondment" provided for in article L. 421-26 is notified to the ap…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection III: The judgment.

Article 463

The court that has omitted to rule on a head of claim may also supplement its judgment without prejudice to the res judicata as to the other heads of claim, subject to restoring, if necessary, the tru…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Legal protection

Article 435

The person placed under court protection retains the exercise of his or her rights. However, he or she may not, on pain of nullity, perform any act for which a substitute decision-maker has been appoi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-41

The notice of transfer provided for in article 20 de la loi n° 65-557 du 10 juillet 1965 fixant le statut de la copropriété des immeubles bâtis is given to the managing agent by the liquidator.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the analysis of the group's resolvability

Article L613-43

I. - Where the College of Resolution is the resolution authority on a consolidated basis, it shall carry out the assessment referred to in I of Article L. 613-41 within the framework of the college of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: The Public Prosecutor's Office as an added party.

Article 425

The Public Prosecutor's Office must be notified of:1° Cases relating to filiation, the organisation of guardianship of minors, as well as actions brought on the basis of the provisions of internationa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 4

The civil action for compensation for the damage caused by the offence provided for in Article 2 may be brought before a civil court, separately from the public action. However, judgment on this actio…

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