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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article R751-5

…he administrative authority competent to assign a foreign national to residence pursuant to article L. 751-6 is the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial arrangements and legal representation of agencies

Article D1432-57

The financial statement provided for in article L. 1432-3 is sent to the Supervisory Board by 15 April following the end of the financial year in question.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Help with professional integration

Article R5134-59

Pursuant to article L. 2323-48, the staff representative bodies of the employing organisations, where they exist, are informed of the initiative-employment contracts concluded.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to the resolution of banking crises

Article R613-51

…on an application for authorisation of a group financial support agreement pursuant to I of Article L. 613-46-1, the supervisory board shall notify the parent undertaking of its reasoned decision with…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation of health monitoring and health safety in the regions

Article R1413-59

…structures referred to in Article R. 1413-62 and the regional response units referred to in Article L. 1413-2, the collection and transmission to the Agency, and the shared processing :1° Data relatin…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Allocation de professionnalisation et de solidarité et allocation de fin de droits.

Article D5424-56

The involuntarily unemployed workers referred to in Article L. 5424-21 may benefit from: 1° A single entitlement to the end-of-rights allowance when they have less than five years' continuous seniorit…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Classification.

Article D324-5

…sification visit sends the classification decisions electronically to the body mentioned in article L. 132-2 on a monthly basis.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R329-5

The statutory auditors of the branches of companies referred to in 4° of Article L. 310-2 are appointed by the authorised agent referred to in Article R. 329-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title III: DEVELOPMENT OF PRODUCTS AND SERVICES

Article R431-5

…rson, trade union or association meeting the conditions of duration and interest set out in Article L. 431-6 may intervene in the proceedings.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: State-guaranteed transactions.

Article A431-5

…es the rates intended to enable it to meet the costs of the operations it carries out under article L. 431-10.

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