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

Article R432-5

…tional holding a residence permit marked "long-term resident-EU" as provided for in articles L. 421-12, L. 421-25, L. 424-5, L. 424-14 or L. 426-17, granted by France, and whose presence on French ter…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional measures

Article R351-17

…tracts and securitisation vehicles, calculated in accordance with Article L. 351-2, as at 1 January 2016; andb) Technical provisions after deduction of receivables arising from reinsurance contracts,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation

Article R823-7

…ory services; 11° The general conditions for the recruitment, employment and remuneration of staff; 12° The establishment's international relations programme and negotiations that may lead to the conc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-2

If the budget is not adopted before 15 April of the financial year to which it applies, or before 30 April of the year of the renewal of the deliberative bodies, the State representative in the depart…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 9: Compensation for victims of injury resulting from contamination by the hepatitis C virus caused by a transfusion of blood products or an injection of blood-derived medicinal products

Article R1221-70

…l also apply in the event of aggravation of a loss referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 1221-14.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: National Sports Agency

Article L112-13

…d for in the first sentence of the first paragraph and the last paragraph of 3° of Article 3 of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, combating corruption and modernising economic life, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local referendum

Article LO6442-1

…ces, and, on the other hand, of the proposals it may adopt within the framework of articles LO 6461-12, LO 6461-14 and LO 6461-15.II. - On a proposal from the Executive Council, the Territorial Counci…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies

Article L533-13-1

…n can be repaid, refinanced or amortised, this investment service is not subject to articles L. 533-12-6, L. 533-13, L. 533-14 and L. 533-15.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions specific to subcontractors benefiting from direct payment

Article R2192-23

…otification of an agreement or refusal by the holder within the period mentioned in article R. 2193-12, the payment period runs from either the expiry of this period or the receipt by the contracting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions (R).

Article R3123-9

…he exercise of elected representatives' right to training, under the conditions set by articles L. 3123-10 to L. 3123-14 and by 2° of article L. 3321-1, may only take place if the body providing the t…

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