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Showing 18111820 of 39348 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 15 May 2012 – no. 11-18.330

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Marriage contracted or child recognised for the sole purpose of obtaining or causing a foreign national to obtain a residence permit or French nationality

Article L823-11

It is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 15,000 euros for any person to contract a marriage or recognise a child for the sole purpose of obtaining, or having obtained, a residence pe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Control of biological limit values.

Article R4724-15-2

…ble for analyses, which include compliance with the provisions of articles R. 4412-51-2 and R. 4724-15-1 and the European technical standards in force.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle III: Victims' rights

Article R2-15-4

…s information is kept for a period of three years. The persons mentioned in I to IV of Article R. 2-15-2.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation

Article R121-11

The Board of Directors of the French Office for Immigration and Integration may delegate some of its powers mentioned in 11° and 12° of Article R. 121-9 to the Director General, under the conditions i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-2

…ce Code and Article L. 223-25-4 of the Mutual Code, comply with the rules set out in Article L. 518-15-1 of this Code. It may issue recommendations or injunctions to Caisse des dépôts et consignations…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article 15-3-2

…ho receives the complaint informs the victim, orally and by handing over a document, that he or she may request or consent to benefit from the mobile electronic anti-seizure device provided for in Art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Application procedure

Article R5221-15-1

By way of derogation from article R. 5221-15, the Prefect of the Bouches-du-Rhône département is competent to take decisions relating to applications for work permits under article R. 5221-3 which are…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-11

…dge of company shares, provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 223-14 and Article L. 223-15, shall be made by extrajudicial document or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Principles of justification, optimisation and limitation

Article R1333-11

…mentioned in Article R. 1333-12.II - The equivalent dose limit is set for :1° The crystalline lens: 15 mSv per year ;2° The skin: 50 mSv per year as an average value for any surface area of 1 cm2 of s…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: The guarantee fund.

Article R334-15-1

The provisions of article R. 334-15 concerning the minimum amount of the guarantee fund do not apply to mutual insurers and unions governed by Book II of the Mutual Code which : a) either exclusively…

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