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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VIII: OTHER INTERNATIONAL PROTECTION

Article L581-7

…aced for the same reasons and from the same country or region of origin. The provisions of Articles L. 581-3 to L. 581-6 shall apply to these additional categories of persons.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Accreditation

Article L6224-1

…al biology laboratories under the authority of the Minister for Defence, as provided for in Article L. 6221-6 , shall be sent without delay to the Haute Autorité de santé, the Agence nationale de sécu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-17

The provisions of article L. 5212-16 to unions existing on 6 January 1988, the date of publication of the loi n° 88-13 du 5 janvier 1988 d'amélioration de la décentralisation, if the municipal council…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2445-1

…shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:1° Chapter I ;2° The first paragraph of articles L. 2212-2 and L. 2212-3, articles L. 2212-6 and L. 2212-7 and the first three paragraphs of article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L654-2

…lity of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation are deleted; 3° In article L. 611-1: a) In 6°, the words: "has disregarded article L. 5221-5 of the Labour Code" are replaced b…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L335-3

…n infringement offence to violate any of the rights of the author of software as defined in Article L. 122-6.It is also an infringement offence to capture all or part of a cinematographic or audiovisu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Expiry of the contract term.

Article L1251-31

…employment contract has been suspended, or for a replacement carried out under 4° and 5° of Article L. 1251-6, the term of the assignment initially set may be postponed until the day after the day on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Gametes.

Article L1273-4

…creation without carrying out the screening tests for transmissible diseases required under Article L. 1211-6 of the Public Health Code is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO RESIDENCE IN FRANCE

Article L822-4

…is responsible for establishing and setting the amount of the contribution provided for in article L. 822-2.To this end, it may have access to automated processing of foreign nationals' residence per…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte.

Article L921-8

In 6° of Article L. 145-2, the words "to the social security fund of the house of artists and recognised authors of graphic and plastic works, as defined by Article 71 of Annex III to the General Tax…

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