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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-15

A foreign national who has been authorised to reside in France for the purposes of family reunification under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of Title III and at least one of whose parents hold…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-17

In the event of a breakdown in cohabitation not resulting from the death of one of the spouses, the residence permit issued to the spouse of a foreign national may, for a period of three years followi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-18

When a foreign national has been subjected to family or domestic violence and the cohabitation relationship has been broken off, the administrative authority may not withdraw the residence permit of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: OFFICIAL ENFORCEMENT OF A DECISION TO REFUSE ENTRY AT THE FRONTIER

Article L333-1

The decision to refuse a foreign national entry to French territory may be enforced ex officio by the administrative authority.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Prudential rules applicable to undertakings covered by the Solvency II regime

Article L350-1

Unless otherwise specified, all the provisions of this Title apply only to the insurance and reinsurance undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-1.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations relating to the fight against prohibited lotteries, games and betting

Article L563-1

The bodies, institutions and services governed by Title I of this Book which hold or receive funds repayable from the public are required to apply the prohibition measures taken pursuant to this Chapt…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of appliances to the disabled.

Article L4364-1

Prosthetists and orthotists make, on medical prescription, the equipment necessary for disabled people. They comprise the following professions: 1° Orthoprosthetists; 2° Podiatrists; 3° Ocularists; 4°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Purpose of policies to promote the employment of people with disabilities.

Article L5211-1

The reclassification of disabled workers includes : 1° Functional rehabilitation, possibly supplemented by exercise retraining; 2° Orientation ; 3° Re-education or vocational training, which may inclu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity fund for municipalities in the Ile-de-France region

Article L2531-14

I. - The resources of the solidarity fund for the communes of the Ile-de-France region are distributed among the communes of this region with more than 5,000 inhabitants whose value of the synthetic i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-1

The agreement providing for the collective termination of employment by mutual agreement determines : 1° The terms and conditions for informing the Social and Economic Committee, if one exists ; 2° Th…

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