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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L766-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° The words: ", the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway or the Swiss Confederation," are deleted; 2° In Ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L592-2

…cree in the Council of State, to determine the State responsible pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 604/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 establishing the criteria and mec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Urgent safety measures.

Article R1123-62

Urgent safety measures taken in accordance with the fourth paragraph of Article L. 1123-10, consisting of stopping the research or taking immediate measures, are followed, depending on the case, eithe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article D784-2

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 612-1n° 2013-978 of 30 October 2013D. 612-5-1 and D. 612-6-1No. 2015-1160 of 17 September 2015D. 612-8no. 20…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Bodies of the commune

Article L2573-5

…PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 2121-1 la loi n° 2019-1461 du 27 décembre 2019 L. 2121-2 la loi n° 2013-403 du 17 mai 2013 L. 2121-2-1 law no. 2019-1461 of 27 December 2019 L. 2121-3 to L. 2121-6 la…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rights of preferred film production creditors

Article L312-4

…e exercise of these rights being subject to the declaration of claim provided for in Article L. 622-24 of the Commercial Code.In this case, however, the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L341-26

…rdised Information Sheet referred to in Article L. 313-7 and the second paragraph of Article L. 313-24 or the pre-contractual information mentioned in the second paragraph of article

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 216 ter

…1 July 1964 to the initial capital of the sociétés immobilières conventionnées referred to in Order no. 58-876 of 24 September 1958 or to their capital increases, and which pay up the shares thus subs…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Facilities for the disabled.

Article L6222-37

…4, relating to the employer's training obligations; 6° And the second paragraph of article L. 6222-24, relating to the length of working hours in the company.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-6

…to the person responsible for the product to provide it with the information referred to in Article 24 of Regulation (EC) No 1223/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 30 November 2009…

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