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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: CONTENT AND TERMINATION OF PROTECTION

Article L562-1

When the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons considers terminating refugee status pursuant to Articles L. 511-7 or L. 511-8 or the benefit of subsidiary protection pursu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Prohibition.

Article L8241-1

Any profit-making operation whose sole purpose is the loan of labour is prohibited. However, these provisions do not apply to operations carried out within the framework of : 1° The provisions of this…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Preliminary chapter

Article L230-1

The Minister responsible for sport, in liaison with the other ministers and bodies concerned, initiates and coordinates preventive, medical surveillance, research and educational actions implemented w…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Collective disputes.

Article L2623-1

Instead of the regional conciliation commissions provided for in Articles L. 2522-1 and L. 2522-7 of this Code and inArticle L. 718-8 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, a conciliation commission…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-11

In each establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 , a register is kept in which the following are transcribed or reproduced within twenty-four hours: 1° The surname, first names, profession, age an…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the formation and performance of contracts

Article L252-1

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues aux articles L. 252-2 et L. 252-3, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau c…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: Breaches of the rules on charges or discounts for the use of a given payment instrument

Article L171-1

Any breach of the obligation mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 112-12 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €75,000 for a natural person and up to €375,000 for a legal entity.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Livestock health programmes and groups authorised to purchase, hold and dispense veterinary medicinal products

Article D5143-8

…ch committee comprises : 1° Three representatives of the State and one representative of the Regional Health Agency: a) The Regional Prefect or his representative, Chairman ; b) The Regional Director…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions specific to Book V

Article L2625-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book V to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In article L. 2512-1, 2° is worded as follows: " 2° A legal instrument such as an international agreement relating t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-4

The notice referred to in the first paragraph of article L. 143-2-2 contains the following information 1° The name, country of origin and name of the authority responsible for supervising the suppleme…

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