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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

A foreign national holding an EU long-term resident card, as defined by the provisions of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are lon…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Transparency in commercial relations

Article L441-19

…1 December 2023, the amounts of the logistics penalties it has imposed on its suppliers in 2021 and 2022 respectively, detailing them month by month as well as the amounts actually collected. Each sup…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-5

…f communes with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants and deputy mayors of communes with between 10,000 and 29,999 inhabitants;3° To seventy hours for municipal councillors of communes with at least 100,000 i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYS OF LESS THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L232-1

…assistance system referred to in Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside free…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of elections.

Article L2314-10

…c Committee staff delegation. By-elections are held under the conditions set out in article L. 2314-29 to fill all vacant seats in the colleges concerned, on the basis of the provisions in force at th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-17

…All sums in cash. Industrial contributions from members who, by virtue of section 10 of the law of 29 November 1966, do not contribute to the formation of capital may give rise to the allocation of i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Courts for the enforcement of sentences

Article D49-65-1

…d offender to be filed in the "victim" section of the individual file provided for in article D. 49-29. The person may specify in their request that they wish to be informed via their lawyer.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Operating conditions

Article A743-8

…ealing with commercial matters or by those of the mixed commercial courts.The fees applicable until 29 February 2024 are those provided for in this section.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Control

Article R6332-95

…ticles R. 6332-22, R. 6332-22-3 to R. 6332-22-5, R. 6332-25 to R. 6332-27, R. 6332-28-1 and R. 6332-29, R. 6332-42 and R. 6332-94 will give rise to a repayment of the same amount by the joint collecti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Direct access to specialised technical facilities

Article R6123-32-4

…the latter. This agreement may be appended to the network agreement referred to in article R. 6123-29. If necessary, it ensures or arranges for the patient to be transferred to the other establishmen…

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