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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: RIGHT TO STAY ON FRENCH TERRITORY

Article R540-1

In accordance with article R. 240-1, the provisions of this title apply to foreign nationals whose situation is governed by Book II.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Issuance of Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

Article R76

…onal criminal record by letter, telegram, fax, teletransmission or magnetic medium, indicating the civil status of the person whose bulletin is requested, and specifying the requesting judicial author…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Issuance of Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

Article R78-1

…authority. Bulletin No. 1 may also be issued by secure electronic means, including where this is provided for by international conventions.In urgent cases, this may be sent by fax.If the request for b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Issuance of Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

Article R78

If one or more criminal record cards exist, the content as well as that of the entries provided for in Article 769, is reproduced on bulletin no. 1. If not, the bulletin n° 1 is marked: "nil".

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Issuance of Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

Article R77

…of Statistics and Economic Studies pursuant to Article R. 64. If the result of this examination proves negative, he shall enter in the body of the bulletin, to the exclusion of any other mention, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Issuance of Bulletin No. 1 of the Criminal Record

Article R77-1

…e National Institute for Statistics and Economic Studies. If the result of this examination is negative, it enters in the body of the bulletin, to the exclusion of any other indication, the indication…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

…are admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility subject to the provisions of II of Article L. 433-3 that wishes to buy back its own equity securities shall declare th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4544-2

For the application of the provisions of this chapter, operations on electrical installations are understood to mean : 1° In the high- and low-voltage fields, work away from voltage, work under voltag…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4544-3

The definition of operations on electrical installations or in their vicinity and the recommended procedures for carrying them out are set out in approved standards, the references of which are publis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions

Article R4544-1

The provisions of this chapter include special requirements for operations carried out on electrical installations or in their vicinity. They do not apply to electrical energy distribution installatio…

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