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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-8

A foreign national holding a residence document must, in the absence of an application for the issue of a new residence document six months after its expiry date, provide proof once again, in order to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R168

The Public Prosecutor or the Principal Public Prosecutor may, by reasoned decision and even though no request has yet been made, decide to conceal information enabling the natural persons mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Payment of fees

Article R223

The court with jurisdiction to deal with the statement or memorandum of legal costs is the court that prescribed the measure.However, the judicial court has jurisdiction to deal with the statement or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and withdrawal of delegations

Article R131-28

The delegation contract referred to in article L. 131-14 sets out the conditions under which the federation exercises the prerogatives of public authority delegated to it and the tasks entrusted to it…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions relating to the implementation by organisers of profit-making sporting events of automated processing of personal data for the purposes of Article L. 332-1

Article R332-15

Only the following personal data and information may be recorded in the processing provided for in article R. 332-14 the following personal data and information: 1° Identification data: surname; first…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Financial holding companies, parent companies of finance companies, mixed financial holding companies, financial conglomerates, mixed holding companies and mixed parent companies of finance companies.

Article R517-11

With a view to obtaining their approval, financial holding companies, parent undertakings of finance companies and mixed financial holding companies shall communicate the following information to the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article R621-8

The judgment opening the safeguard proceedings shall be mentioned together with an indication of the powers conferred on the administrator, where one has been appointed, in the register of commerce an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-5

I. - The association's articles of association contain at least the following clauses: The purpose of the association, as a popular retirement savings group, is to subscribe one or more popular retire…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-8

I. - The association's General Meeting is convened at least once a year under the conditions set out in article R. 141-4 in order, for each of the plans subscribed by the association: 1° To approve th…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R324-1-6

Where the letting of premises for commercial use as furnished tourist accommodation does not involve a change of use or sub-destination subject to planning permission pursuant to c of article…

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