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

Article R434-24

The mayor, if approached for this purpose by the prefect or, in Paris, by the police prefect, has two months in which to forward to the latter his opinion on the applicant for family reunification's c…

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

Article R532-24

When the written investigation is closed, only the production of the originals of the documents previously communicated in copy remains admissible until the end of the hearing.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-24

Payment of the allowance ceases in the following cases:1° At the end of the periods provided for in article L. 551-13, under the conditions provided for in the same article;2° When the foreign nationa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-25

I.-The undertaking referred to in Article R. 356-8 or the participating undertaking referred to in II of Article R. 356-24 shall submit to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, on beha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organs, tissues, cells and products.

Article L1272-4

As stated in Article 511-5 of the French Penal Code, reproduced below:"The taking of tissue or cells or the collection of a product from a living person of legal age without that person's consent havi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Raw materials for pharmaceutical use

Article L5438-4

The manufacture, brokerage, distribution, advertising, offer for sale, sale, import, export or purchase of falsified raw materials for pharmaceutical use as defined in article L. 5138-6 are punishable…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalties.

Article L8272-4

When the administrative authority is aware of an official report of an infringement provided for in 1° to 4° of article L. 8211-1, it may, if the proportion of employees concerned so warrants, having…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L662-4

Any dismissal envisaged by the administrator, the employer or the liquidator, as the case may be, of the employees' representative mentioned in articles L. 621-4 and L. 641-1 must be submitted to the…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Tasks and composition

Article L327-4

The Enforcement Board consists of three members appointed by decree: 1° A member of the Conseil d'Etat, chairman, appointed by the vice-chairman of the Conseil d'Etat; 2° A magistrate from the Cour de…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Procedures and penalties

Article L343-4

It is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros to infringe the rights of the producer of a database as defined in Article L. 342-1. Where the offence has been committed as p…

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