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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-3

…determined by order of the Minister for Employment on the basis of the purpose of their application and their availability for employment.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article R5411-3

The foreign worker must provide proof that his or her situation is in order with regard to the provisions regulating the exercise of salaried professional activities by foreigners.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Trader status.

Article L121-3

The spouse of a trader is only deemed to be a trader himself if he carries on a commercial activity separate from that of his spouse.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2a: International assistance with recovery

Article 349 ter

…ting Member State means the Member State of the European Union which makes a request for assistance and the requested Member State means the Member State of the European Union to which the request is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Applicable procedures.

Article R5211-34

…table medical devices on the market, with the exception of those undergoing clinical investigations and custom-made devices, the manufacturer follows the following procedures: 1° For class I medical d…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article R451-3

…ily cross-referencing of information from the file provided for in I of the same article L. 451-1-1 and the information referred to inarticle L. 330-1 of the Highway Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Conciliation procedure.

Article R611-39

…fixed to it by the court clerk. The debtor's certified declaration is attached to it. The agreement and its annexes are filed at the court registry. Copies may only be issued to the parties and to per…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions relating to the digital exploitation of unavailable books

Article L134-3

…ase mentioned in article L. 134-2 for more than six months, the right to authorise its reproduction and performance in digital form is exercised on behalf of the rightholders by a collective managemen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-3

…has the right to information about the costs they may incur in the course of preventive, diagnostic and health care activities and, where applicable, about the conditions for reimbursement and exempti…

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

Article R5211-13-3

…rring the real estate acquired in reinvestment. The funds are remitted at the request of the seller and on production of a certificate from the notary certifying the completion of the re-investment as…

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