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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: TRAFFIC CONDITIONS

Article L236-1

A circulation document for foreign minors is issued as of right to a foreign minor residing in France who is: 1° A direct descendant of a European Union citizen satisfying the conditions set out in 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Budgets and accounts

Article LO6471-15

When the closure of the local authority's accounts shows a deficit equal to or greater than 5% in the implementation of the budget, after verification of the accuracy of the revenue and expenditure en…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article D612-5-1

When the resolution board decides by written consultation in application of the first paragraph of IV of Article L. 612-8-1, the chairman shall obtain the votes of the members within a time limit that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article LO6232-1

I. - The Territorial Council may submit to a referendum any draft or proposed deliberation tending to regulate a matter within its competence, with the exception, on the one hand, of the opinions whic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article LO6332-1

I. - The Territorial Council may submit to a referendum any draft or proposed deliberation tending to regulate a matter within its competence, with the exception, on the one hand, of the opinions it i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-1

…ior to carrying out an examination of a person's genetic characteristics, the prescribing doctor shall inform the person of the risks that silence would entail for the members of his or her family pot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-12

I.- Measures aimed at quarantining people likely to be affected may only apply to people who, having stayed in an area where the infection is circulating during the previous month, enter French territ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Authorised bodies

Article R5211-56-1

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products) shall carry out surveillance and ongoing monitoring of…

AI translation · Updated 1 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L952-6

In articles L. 225-231, L. 232-3, L. 232-4, L. 234-1 et L. 234-2, the words: "au comité d'entreprise" are replaced by the words: "aux délégués du personnel".

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: European patents and European patents with unitary effect

Article L614-16-1

Unitary effect may be conferred on a European patent under the conditions laid down in the first paragraph of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 1257/2012 of 17 December 2012. The European patent with un…

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