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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L732-5

When house arrest has been imposed pursuant to 6°, 7° or 8° of article L. 731-3 or articles L. 731-4 or L. 731-5, the maximum period of six months provided for in article L. 732-4 does not apply.In th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-30

…e been subject to personal bankruptcy or a disqualification order as provided for in article L. 653-8 of this Code or Article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, by a decision that has become final.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-46

If, apart from the cases provided for in articles R. 612-8 and R. 612-45, the patent application is not formally in order with regard to the provisions of this title or the decree adopted for their ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-9

…e via the Internet, secure and free of charge, enables the nationals mentioned in article R. 123-30-8:1° To have access to the information mentioned in 6° of article R. 123-2;2° To prepare an applicat…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3a: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against notifications made by the Competition Authority

Article R464-24-10

The appeals provided for in article L. 464-8-2 shall be lodged by means of a written declaration in triplicate lodged against a receipt at the registry of the Paris Court of Appeal containing, on pain…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Drawing up and auditing the accounts of the social and economic committee

Article D2315-36

…2312-50, with the exception of proceeds from the sale of real estate for the income referred to in 8° of the said Article; 3° After deduction of the resources mentioned in 4° and 7° of article R. 231…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R4216-2-3

…ocated on the ground floor and has a sufficient number of exits, as provided for in article R. 4216-8, which are accessible to disabled people; 2° It has at least two compartments, as referred to in a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 9: Special provisions applicable to magnetic resonance imaging equipment intended for patient care in the health sector or for research in this field, governing the exceeding of exposure limit values relating to effects on health

Article R4453-32

…proach; 6° The measures and means of protection envisaged; 7° A list of the workstations concerned; 8° Where applicable, the specific measures taken in the event of work being carried out by an extern…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of post-authorisation safety studies

Article R5121-178

…d out under the responsibility of the marketing authorisation holder referred to in article L. 5121-8, who is responsible for their management and checks that they are properly funded. These studies m…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L121-4

…dies, as well as the signing of a contract of republican commitment mentioned inarticle 10-1 of law no. 2000-321 of 12 April 2000 on the rights of citizens in their relations with administrations. The…

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