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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-6

…provided for in Part Six of this Code do not allow the issue of the residence permits mentioned in 6°, 8°, 17° and 20° of article R. 5221-2, 1°, 2°, 3° and 5° of I and II of article R. 5221-3 and may…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2524

Any deed relating to a right that may be registered must, for the purposes of registration, be drawn up in authentic form by a notary, a court of general jurisdiction or a public authority. Any deed i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 255

…are not in any of the cases of incapacity or incompatibility listed in the following two articles, may serve as jurors..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Investigation, authorisation, refusal, renewal

Article R5121-69

…which an application for early access authorisation has been submitted as mentioned in article R. 5121-68, the Haute Autorité de santé will inform the applicant of its reasoned decision within three…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Progressive levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article D2333-82-6

When the items used to determine the tax base for the levies referred to in article L. 2333-57 du code général des collectivités territoriales are expressed in a currency other than the euro, the exch…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 5: Control

Article L22-10-66

For application of article L. 225-228, when the company's shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market, the Board of Directors shall choose the statutory auditors it intends to propose, withou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R532-25-1

I. - A portfolio management company referred to in I of Article L. 532-25-1 that intends to establish a branch for the first time in another Member State of the European Union or in another State part…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter X: Tattooing products

Article L513-10-6

…ainst payment, is subject to the transmission to the poison control centres mentioned in article L. 6141-4, designated by joint order of the ministers responsible for consumption, industry and health,…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Filing of applications for plant variety certificates.

Article R623-6

Subject to the provisions of article R. 623-7, in order to be registered, the denomination must enable the variety to be identified from any other variety and avoid any risk of confusion with any othe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Performance of obligations under the agreement

Article R15-33-60-6

…revious paragraph receives the payment accompanied by the document provided for in Article R. 15-33-60-5. Once the payment has been signed off by the accountant, two sheets are returned or given to th…

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