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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Trainee foreign nationals

Article R426-16

…temporary residence permit bearing the word "stagiaire" (trainee) as provided for in article L. 426-23: 1° To carry out a work placement in a company, as part of a training course organised in their c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-2

…branch agreements or agreements concluded at other territorial levels mentioned in article L. 2261-23. Subject, where applicable, to the rules laid down by the certification body for the vocational d…

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

Article R223-26

…f the meeting is recorded by him in the register provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 223-31. The register is kept at the registered office. It shall be listed and initialled, either by a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-44

…to R. 321-17, information on the number and nature of decisions made on the basis of article L. 321-23-2, a statistical summary of the different categories of declarations received and decisions taken…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General measures to prevent chemical risks.

Article R4535-8

…4° Checks on collective protection installations and equipment as provided for in articles R. 4412-23 and R. 4412-26 ; 5° Measures in the event of an accident or incident as provided for in articles…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes III

Article Annexe III-25

OTHER EVENTS INVOLVING MOTORISED LAND VEHICLES(art. A331-22 and A331-23) DefinitionEvents with motorised land vehicles that are not regulated in the other appendices, such as tractor pulling.Rules rel…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors of the Executive Board.

Article L225-25

…t paragraph do not apply to employee shareholders appointed as directors pursuant to article L. 225-23, nor to employees appointed as directors pursuant to articles L. 225-27 and L. 225-27-1.

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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 L412-3

…2-1; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "trainee" provided for in article L. 426-23; 3° The multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "student-mobility programme" provided f…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-3

Any combination of three breaches of the whereabouts obligations set out in article L. 232-15 during a continuous period of twelve months is subject to the administrative sanctions set out in articles…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-26-1

When the easement instituted in application of articles L. 342-20 to L. 342-23 is likely to seriously compromise the agricultural or forestry use of the encumbered land, its owner(s) may, from the dat…

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