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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-6

The clinical medical examination and blood test shall be carried out as soon as possible after the offence or accident. Except in the case provided for in article R. 3354-10, this period shall not exc…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-5

Before the end of either of the periods mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 614-4, the prohibitions provided for in the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for Defen…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-4

…he multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talent passport" provided for in articles L. 421-9, L. 421-10, L. 421-13 or L. 421-16 to L. 421-21, the multi-annual residence permit bearing the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L351-7

…16 L. 314-5 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016 L. 314-6 Resulting from order no. 2016-351 of 25 March 2016 L. 314-7 à L. 314-10, L. 314-13, L. 314-14, L. 314-19 et L. 314-20Resu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

I. - The articles L. 2321-1 to L. 2321-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 2321-2:1° In 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article R224-6-1

…Articles L. 132-9-6 of the French Insurance Code, L. 223-10-5 of the French Mutual Code and L. 312-21-1 apply to unliquidated contracts, regardless of when they were opened, relating to the following…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Additional designations

Article L1441-27

…l appointments, with the exception of the provisions of articles L. 1441-19, L. 1441-20 and L. 1441-21.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Crédit Mutuel.

Article R512-25

…the member concerned. The decision to remove an entity from the list provided for in Article R. 512-21 may be referred within two months by the entity concerned or, where applicable, by the federation…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Common provisions

Article 530-1

In view of the request made pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-2, of the protest lodged pursuant to the first paragraph of Article 529-5, of that provided for by III of Article 529-6 or th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-38

…represents each of the ministers and directs the State services under the conditions set by article 21-1 of loi n° 72-619 du 5 juillet 1972 portant création et organisation des régions. The State repr…

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