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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Gestion de l'éloignement" ("Expulsion management")

Article R142-26

The Minister for the Interior (Directorate General of the National Police) is authorised to implement, on the basis of 3° of L. 142-1, automated processing of personal data called "Gestion de l'éloign…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Trainee foreign nationals

Article R426-21

…n the event of an extension to the duration of the training period provided for in 2° or 3° of article R. 426-16, an amendment to the training agreement is sent to the prefect using a teleservice, wit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Adjudication of applications from foreign nationals and administrative authorities

Article R743-2

On pain of inadmissibility, the application shall state the grounds on which it is based, be dated and signed, as appropriate, by the foreign national or his representative or by the administrative au…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Companies required to be registered in the National Register of Companies

Article R123-240

Unless otherwise provided, any person referred to in article L. 123-36 or any third party legally or judicially authorised may request: 1° An amending entry in the National Register of Companies withi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rules applicable to authorised establishments and organisations

Article R1243-29

…ay of derogation from the provisions of this section, where the tissues, their derivatives or the cells or cell therapy preparations are intended for the manufacture of a proprietary medicinal product…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Receipts, warrants and storage receipts

Article R522-23

On presentation of the protested warrant, the administration of the general shop shall give the broker appointed for the sale by the warrant holder every facility to proceed with the sale. It shall de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1233-24

To carry out their mandate, each employee representative elected by the college mentioned in 2° of B of II of article L. 1233-5 benefits from twenty hours of delegation per month. The duration of comm…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-2

The added value of the company referred to in 4° of Article L. 3324-1 is determined by adding together the profit and loss account items listed below, insofar as they contribute to profits made in mai…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Biological activities for medically assisted procreation

Article R2142-27

The healthcare establishment, organisation, health cooperation group or laboratory must comply with the rules of good practice defined by order of the Minister for Health, issued on a proposal from th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Budgetary and accounting provisions

Article D4425-29

The documents mentioned in the penultimate paragraph of Article L. 4425-17 are made available online on the website of the Corsican regional authority, where such a website exists, under conditions gu…

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