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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-13

…y by the judge to an adult threatened with forced marriage, under the conditions set out in Article 515-10.The judge is competent to take the measures mentioned in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 6° and 7° of Article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Budgetary control

Article A211-57

…agne (ENSM) is subject to the budgetary control provided for in articles 220 to 228 of decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 relating to public budgetary and accounting management under the conditio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: The performance of the duties of clerk of the commercial court by the company and the members.

Article R743-57

…f the company or of the clerk of the commercial court.In addition, the persons mentioned in article 64 of decree no. 2022-900 of 17 June 2022 relating to the ethics and discipline of ministerial offic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Filing and registration of the declaration

Article R6351-5

…ng supporting documents: 1° A copy of the proof of attribution of the SIREN number; 2° Bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record of the director in the case of legal entities, or of the declarant in the c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-5

…"long-term resident-EU" for a period of ten years under the conditions provided for in article L. 426-17.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-5

In application of the 11° of Article 4 of Decree no. 2009-707 of 16 June 2009 as amended relating to the decentralised departments of the Directorate General of Public Finances and notwithstanding the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions relating to the creation process

Article D331-5

…ual works belonging to the genres of fiction, documentary and animation provided for in articles D. 331-1 to D. 331-4 is verified by means of a points scale set by decision taken in application of 3°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Scope of collective bargaining

Article L3142-58

In order to implement the employee's right to the leave referred to in articles L. 3142-54 and L. 3142-54-1, a company collective agreement or, failing that, a branch agreement or convention determine…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 5

ANNEX 5 MENTIONED IN ARTICLE R. 142-35 PERSONAL DATA WHICH MAY BE RECORDED IN THE STATISTICAL AND MONITORING TOOL FOR RETURN AID PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article D224-5

…conditions under which the holder may choose how to receive the sums referred to in article L. 224-5.

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