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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article R532-55

When the competent prefect or, in Paris, the police prefect, so requests, the Cour nationale du droit d'asile shall send it a copy of the notice of receipt referred to in Article R. 532-54.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Status of the armed forces blood transfusion centre

Article R1222-55

The director of the centre, chosen from among the army doctors who meet the conditions set out in article R. 1222-9-2, is appointed by the Minister for Defence, after consultation with the Minister fo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Technical requirements during building and civil engineering works.

Article R4535-5

During work involving the risk of drowning as referred to in Article R. 4534-136, self-employed workers and employers working directly on a building or civil engineering site must wear lifejackets.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Back-to-work bonus

Article R5133-5

The back-to-work allowance may not be granted more than once within an eighteen-month period, starting from the first of the four months of activity mentioned in article R. 5133-1.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Voluntary sales of furniture by public auction.

Article R321-58

The declaration provided for in article L. 321-24 is accompanied by the following documents:1° Documents proving the identity and nationality of the person making the declaration or, in the case of a…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-5

On receipt of the filing, the following shall be mentioned on the application for registration: the date, place and serial number of filing or the national number provided for in Article R. 712-6.A re…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Referral to the industrial tribunal

Article R1452-5

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 1452-1, the defendant's summons to appear before the conciliation and referral office and, where the matter is directly referred to it,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Objection to the hiring of apprentices

Article R6225-5

The decision to oppose the hiring of apprentices is communicated to the Labour Inspectorate, the Social and Economic Committee, the body responsible for registering the contract and, where applicable,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Accounts, deposit of funds, controls and miscellaneous provisions

Article R814-55

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter II: Seizable assets

Article R112-5

When an account is credited with the amount of a claim that cannot be seized in whole or in part, the amount of the claim that cannot be seized is transferred to the balance of the account. Unseizable…

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