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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Foreign nationals married to French nationals

Article L423-5

The break-up of the relationship is not enforceable when it is attributable to family or domestic violence or when the foreign national has been subjected to polygamy. In the event of a breakdown in c…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Preparation, audit and approval of accounts

Article 513-1

The person responsible for verifying and approving the accounts may make use of the right of communication provided for in the second paragraph of article 510, without being able to be opposed to prof…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Exercise of the right of appeal

Article 505-1

Where an appeal is lodged after expiry of the time limits provided for in articles 498, 500 or 505, where the appeal has become devoid of purpose, where it was lodged without complying with the formal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Miscellaneous goods intermediaries

Article L551-5

The statutory auditor shall be appointed for a period of six financial years at the request of the manager by a court decision taken after obtaining the opinion of the Autorité des marchés financiers.…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Legal proceedings

Article R615-5

Where the judge has made the seizure subject to the provision of guarantees by the claimant, these must be provided before the seizure is carried out. On pain of nullity and damages against the bailif…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Share categories

Article L6313-5

The purpose of the actions for validating prior learning mentioned in 3° of Article L. 6313-1 is to acquire a professional qualification registered in the National Register of Professional Qualificati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for setting up and running health centres

Article D6323-5

For each patient cared for in a health centre, a file containing all the health information required for diagnostic and therapeutic decisions is compiled in compliance with the confidentiality and eth…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Processing of personal data concerning health necessary for the adapted support of jobseekers with disabilities

Article D5312-52

I.-The persons designated and authorised for this purpose within: 1° Pôle emploi; 2° The specialised placement bodies mentioned in Article L. 5214-3-1 are authorised to record or consult the data in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-5

The illegality due to a formal or procedural defect in the regional health plan and its components as provided for in article L. 1434-2 may not be invoked by way of exception after the expiry of a per…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L432-5

The body referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 432-2 also manages and issues, under the supervision of, on behalf of and in the name of the State, the guarantees provided for inArticle 84 o…

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