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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article L432-13

…423-1, L. 423-7, L. 423-13, L. 423-14, L. 423-15, L. 423-21, L. 423-22, L. 423-23, L. 425-9 or L. 426-5 to a foreigner who actually fulfils the conditions for issue;2° When it is considering refusing…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Exercise of parental authority by separated parents

Article 373-2-2

…dy responsible for paying family benefits pursuant to article L. 582-2 of the Social Security Code. 6° A settlement or a deed recording an agreement resulting from mediation, conciliation or a partici…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The obligation to insure.

Article L251-3

…out prejudice to the possibilities of cancellation mentioned in articles L. 113-3, L. 113-4, L. 113-6 and L. 113-9, in the event of cancellation or denunciation of tacit renewal at the insurer's initi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-9

…ails, without legitimate reason, to attend the adversarial hearing provided for by the articles 712-6 or 712-7, the sentence enforcement judge or the sentence enforcement court may rule in his absence…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-26

…and indicating the degree of uncertainty involved, taking into account the basis of estimate used;6° To enable the fixed remuneration to be determined under the conditions laid down in the public wo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative proceedings for a declaration of invalidity or revocation of a trade mark

Article R716-9

The investigation phase and the period mentioned in the first paragraph of article R. 716-8 may be suspended: 1° Where the application for a declaration of invalidity is based in whole or in part on a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Obligation to pay

Article 1705

…r acts and decisions which they obtain from arbitrators if the latter have not had them registered; 6° And by heirs, legatees and donees, their tutors and curators, and executors, for wills and other…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 4: Internship agreement

Article R426-19

…ablished abroad and the host company in France or the training organisation mentioned in article L. 6351-1 of the French Labour Code.The work placement agreement includes the clauses provided for by t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Provisions relating to the conclusion, assessment and implementation of group financial support agreements

Article L613-46-7

Where a decision resulting from Articles L. 613-46-5 and L. 613-46-6 affects the preventive recovery plan of an entity or group drawn up pursuant to the provisions of sub-section 2 of this section by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-5

…where applicable, that he has made a declaration of unseizability as provided for in article L. 526-1, specifying the place of publication of this declaration.He also declares, where applicable, tha…

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