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

Article L434-11

When it has not been possible to verify the housing conditions because the applicant does not yet have the necessary accommodation at the time of application, family reunification may be authorised if…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-11

For each clinical investigation with the exception of that which does not involve any risk or constraint and in which all the procedures are carried out and the products are used in the usual way, the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5421-11

Legal entities declared criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences set out in this Title shall incur, in addition to the fine set out…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Claims covered by the insurance.

Article L3253-11

Also covered are early retirement payments due to an employee or former employee under a professional or inter-professional agreement, a collective agreement or a company agreement. These provisions a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-11

…tached to another commune, the authority empowered to take this measure may decide that the municipal councils shall continue in office.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Training measures for employees in seasonal employment.

Article L6321-11

The employee's refusal to take part in a training course under the conditions set out in this section does not release the employer from its obligation to renew the contract for the following season.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 1: European patents

Article L614-11

…ropean Patent Register of acts transferring or amending the rights attached to a European patent application or a European patent renders such acts enforceable against third parties.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-114

Attendance sheets shall be kept at each meeting, the particulars of which shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat and to which shall be appended the powers given to each proxy.The decision…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-11

Collective management organisations invest income from the exploitation of rights and income resulting from the investment of such income in accordance with the general investment and risk management…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-11

The arrondissement council may be convened at the request of the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris. The mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris is heard, at his request, by the arrondissem…

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