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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 L426-12

…rticle L. 412-1 does not apply. Notwithstanding article L. 414-10, this card does not authorise the exercise of a professional activity in the year following its first issue.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Third-party proceedings.

Article 586

…anner the time limit available to the third party as well as the methods by which the appeal may be exercised. The same applies to appeals in non-contentious matters where a decision of final instance…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 17-3

Applications to acquire, lose or be reinstated in French nationality, as well as declarations of nationality, may, under the conditions laid down by law, be made, without authorisation, from the age o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Curators and tutors

Article 448

…or the last surviving father and mother, not subject to a curatorship or guardianship measure, who exercise parental authority over their minor child or assume the material and emotional care of thei…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Single chapter

Article L241-7

The owner, trainer and, where applicable, the athlete who has infringed or attempted to infringe the provisions of this Title shall incur the following administrative penalties:1° A temporary or perma…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-42

…consulted in application of article L. 112-14 on the draft territorial agreement for the concerted exercise of competence in sport prior to its adoption as provided for inarticle L. 1111-9-1 of the G…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Set-off and assignment of claims

Article L211-36-1

…ion, valuation or netting operation carried out as a result of civil enforcement proceedings or the exercise of a right of objection is deemed to have taken place prior to such proceedings.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration

Article R113-10

…plicable to State civil servants, as well as allowances that take into account the responsibilities exercised by the employee, the conditions of the post occupied and, where applicable, the hardships…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-7

…cle 3a of Directive 2007/36/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 on the exercise of certain rights of shareholders in listed companies.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XIV bis: Sociétés civiles de moyens

Article 239 quater A

…income tax if the company is subject to this tax. Where rights in the company are allocated to the exercise of an activity the income from which is taxable in the non-commercial profits category, the…

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