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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Professional activity

Article L414-11

…1° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee" provided for in article L. 421-30; 2° The temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile trainee" provided for in artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-11

…ook I of this Part is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law no. 2022-1089 of 30 July 2022 putting an end to the exceptional regimes created to combat the epidem…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-110

…exclusively by one of its managers, directors or members of the supervisory board, duly authorised;3° Notice of the general meeting must be given by registered letter or by electronic registered lett…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation of imprest accounts (R)

Article R1617-11

…remuneration of staff paid on an hourly or sessional basis and the related social security charges; 3° In respect of the month during which the staff enter or leave the service of local authorities, t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Individual payment transactions

Article L314-11

…n I.IV. - Where applicable, the other relevant information and conditions referred to in Article L. 314-12 are made available to the Payment Service User in an easily accessible form.V. - As soon as i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment of the radiation protection advisor

Article R4451-113

…nly use sealed radioactive sources and those that include an accelerator as defined in article R. 593-3 of the Environmental Code; 2° External contractors working in the establishments mentioned in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-119

…that of the proprietary medicinal product which has been granted marketing authorisation in France; 3° The special storage precautions for the proprietary medicinal product benefiting from a parallel…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 20: Sporting and leisure goods, electrically-assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices

Article L224-113

Any professional who markets maintenance and repair services for sports and leisure goods, including bicycles, electrically assisted bicycles and motorised personal transport devices allows consumers…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Universal guarantee fund for rental risks

Article R426-11

The Audit Committee of the Supervisory Board of the Union des entreprises et des salariés pour le logement verifies compliance with the accounting provisions applicable to the Fonds de garantie univer…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIIc: Enforcement of sentences and probation decisions in application of the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 27 November 2008

Article 764-11

The public prosecutor shall forward to the competent authority of the executing State a certified copy of the sentencing decision or probation decision and the original or a copy of the certificate re…

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