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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is the parent of a French national

Article R423-3

…who has held for at least three years the temporary residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7 or a multi-annual residence permit issued to the foreign national mentioned in articles L. 423-1,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title Ia: Home insurance

Article L215-1

Any person subject to the insurance obligation set out in article 7 g of law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving relations between tenants and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986 , o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Sporting events on public roads or roads open to public traffic not involving land motor vehicles

Article A331-3

…e event regulations, as they result from the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-7 ; 2° Where applicable, the opinion of the delegating federation concerned under the conditions set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

…legal protection; 6° The medical opinions, certificates and attestations mentioned in this chapter; 7° The date and content of decisions made by the liberty and custody judge in application of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: RULES FOR THE FORMATION AND PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN CONTRACTS

Article R222-2

In the case of voice telephony communications, the identity of the supplier and the commercial nature of the call initiated by the supplier shall be indicated unequivocally at the beginning of any con…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Tax on the costs of chambers of commerce and industry

Article 1600 A

…le 1600, the tax due by company directors benefiting from the scheme provided for in Article L. 613-7 of the Social Security Code is calculated by applying a rate to the amount of their turnover. This…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1798 bis

I. - The following are punishable by a fine of €100 to €750:1° Failure to submit to the administration or to keep the accounts mentioned in 6° of Article L. 311-39 of the code of taxes on goods and se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-10

…al to the territorial audit chamber and until the end of the procedure provided for in article LO 6471-7, the Territorial Council may not vote on budgetary matters, except for the deliberation provide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-29

…hing bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with Article L. 4134-7-1 is subject to adjustment at the start of the school year. The duration of the credit hours is di…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R4642-4

…neral guidelines. In addition to the powers conferred on it by Title III of Decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management, it deliberates in particular on: 1° M…

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