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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-32

If they are at least eighteen years old, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-30 will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee (family)" f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-32

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may take a written, reasoned decision of inadmissibility, without checking whether the conditions for granting asylum have been m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-10

The court sends the association a draft notice for publication intended for a newspaper for legal announcements.The association pays the publication costs directly to the newspaper and sends proof of…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-13

At the request of the public prosecutor or ex officio, the court may enjoin by order the members of the association's management or the liquidators as the case may be to justify within a time limit it…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-32

Aid for collective operations is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The operation's ability to contribute to a mission of general interest for the immersive creation sector;2° The relev…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The obligation to insure

Article Annexe art. A211-11

Notice for victims of road traffic accidents involving a land-based motor vehicle The following information is intended to explain what you need to do and how you will be compensated. It has been deli…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Provisions specific to certain matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 27-1

Applications for registration may also be created and transmitted electronically, using technical procedures that must guarantee, under conditions specific to each register, the reliability of the ide…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-15

An order imposing a sanction on members of the association's management or liquidators may only be appealed immediately.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Property and undivided rights between several communes

Article L5842-32

I. - The articles L. 5222-1 to L. 5222-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of article L. 5222-2:1° The last sentence of the fou…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Right to title

Article Annexe art. R611-14-1

National education, higher education and research. Corporations of civil servants:-Researchers, engineers, assistant engineers and research technicians governed by decree no. 83-1260 of 30 December 19…

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