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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Travel documents

Article R561-9

…owing documents in support of his or her application:1° A document certifying the minor's parentage;2° A document certifying his or her status as legal representative;3° Two recent and perfectly resem…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 11: Health risk monitoring and anticipation committee

Article D1413-93

The committee referred to in article D. 1413-92 is chaired by a qualified person appointed by the ministers responsible for the committee. It is also composed, on the proposal of its chairman: 1° Of f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Proceedings with compulsory representation.

Article 916

…e en Condition are not subject to appeal independently of the judgment on the merits. However, they may be referred by application to the court within fifteen days of their date when they have the eff…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R311-9

The registered creditors and the creditors listed in article 2377 and in 3° of article 2402 may, as from the publication of the summons for seizure and at any time during the proceedings, request the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Prevention plan.

Article R4512-9

…by workers likely to be covered by the enhanced individual monitoring provided for by articles R. 4624-22 to R. 4624-28 or, in the case of agricultural employees, by article R. 717-16 of the Rural and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-10

…l Convention for the Suppression of the Financing of Terrorism, opened for signature in New York on 10 January 2000, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions set out in Article 689-1 any perso…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VIII: Reporting obligations

Article 983

Persons owning assets mentioned in article 965 located in France without having their tax domicile there as well as persons mentioned in 2 of article 4 B may be invited by the tax department to appoin…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access and practice

Article R519-10

I. - The banking and payment services intermediaries referred to in 2° and 3° of the I of article R. 519-4 and their agents referred to in 4° of the same I, carrying out an intermediation activity in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Subscription of shares

Article L214-96

…emainder must be paid up in one or more instalments within five years of subscription.No new shares may be created with a view to increasing the share capital until the initial capital has been paid u…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-9

…fails, without legitimate reason, to attend the adversarial hearing provided for by the articles 712-6 or 712-7, the sentence enforcement judge or the sentence enforcement court may rule in his absen…

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