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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals with EU long-term resident status in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-11

A foreign national holding an EU long-term resident card, as defined by the provisions of Council Directive 2003/109/EC of 25 November 2003 concerning the status of third-country nationals who are lon…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Procedure for marketing FIAs in France

Article L214-24-1

I. - Any French portfolio management company, any management company established in a Member State of the European Union or any asset manager established in a third country shall, prior to marketing i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Subscription and purchase of shares by employees.

Article L225-197-2

I.-Shares may be allocated, under the same conditions as those mentioned in Article L. 225-197-1 :

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article L7125-12

Councillors to the Assembly of French Guiana are entitled to training appropriate to their duties. Training is compulsorily organised during the first year of office for elected representatives who ha…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Penalties for irregularities.

Article L1235-16

The cancellation of the validation decision mentioned in article L. 1233-57-2 or the homologation decision mentioned in article L. 1233-57-3 for a reason other than that mentioned in the last paragrap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-1

I. - Advertising for the devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 means any form of information, including canvassing,…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-14

For the application of articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13, all the applicant's own resources and, where applicable, those of his or her spouse or parent, are taken into account, independently of the fam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to non-trading property investment companies

Article L231-17

It is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for any person, in his own name or as a partner in a company of statutory auditors, to accept, perform or retain the duties of st…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4 : Digital equipment for cinemas cinematographic establishments

Article L213-17

The amount of the contribution provided for in article L. 213-16 is negotiated between the parties on fair, transparent and objective terms, so that it remains less than the difference between the cos…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Expertise procedure for medical accidents

Article L1142-12

The Regional Commission appoints a panel of experts from the national list of medical accident experts, ensuring that these experts meet all the conditions required to guarantee their independence fro…

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