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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel documents

Article R414-5

…security features and biometric elements provided for in Council Regulation (EC) No 2252/2004 of 13 December 2004 on standards for security features and biometrics in passports and travel documents is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L4111-1

…he regions are made up of the following regions, within their territorial boundaries in force on 31 December 2015: - Alsace, Champagne-Ardenne and Lorraine; - Aquitaine, Limousin and Poitou-Charentes;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Public health and environmental whistleblowing

Article L4133-1

…eporting or public disclosure mechanism provided for in Chapter II of Title I of Law 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 on transparency, the fight against corruption and the modernisation of economic life,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Election of staff representatives to the administrative or supervisory board of a consular higher education establishment

Article R711-76

…education establishment under the conditions provided for in V of Article 43 of Law 2014-1545 of 20 December 2014 on simplifying business life.Voters must be at least sixteen years old, have worked fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-31

…ed. However, where the loan relates to a port or airport concession, the deadline is extended to 31 December of the second year following the year of approval. The authorisation may provide for the lo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for using the account

Article R4163-13

…referred to in 1° of I of article L. 4163-7. For insured persons born between 1 January 1960 and 31 December 1962 inclusive, the first ten points registered are reserved for the use referred to in 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions and commitment of expenditure (R)

Article R4341-3

…y the President of the Regional Council, showing expenditure which, having been committed before 31 December of the previous year, has not been mandated before the end of the financial year. This stat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Accounting

Article D5217-25

…e President of the Metropolitan Council, showing expenditure which, having been committed before 31 December of the previous year, has not been mandated before the end of the financial year. This stat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-2

…by the President of the local authority, showing expenditure which, having been committed before 31 December of the previous year, has not been mandated before the end of the financial year. This stat…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions specific to each medical profession.

Article R4113-15

…ntioned in the first paragraph or in 1° to 4° of the second paragraph of article 5 of the law of 31 December 1990 is prohibited to any supplier, distributor or manufacturer of products related to the…

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