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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or undertaking of the group employing them

Article R421-57

The issue of a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT mobile trainee" provided for in article L. 421-31 may be refused to a foreign national if his residence permit bearing the wording "I…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions.

Article R4113-11

The same natural person or legal entity listed in 1° and 5° of article 5 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions in the form of companies may only hold s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R292

Article R. 67 shall read as follows: "Art. R. 67.-Files recording a disciplinary decision by an administrative authority, which entails or enacts incapacities, shall be sent either to the registry of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Commissioning authorisation.

Article R6312-33

Once a year, if the theoretical number of vehicles determined in accordance with articles R. 6312-30 and R. 6312-31 is greater than the number of vehicles already authorised, the Director General of t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Programming projects representing programming commitments

Article R212-40

The programming commitment of the operator of a cinematographic entertainment establishment who is not obliged to do so by virtue of the provisions of section 1, for those of its elements that satisfy…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R263

For the application of articles R. 15-37 to R. 15-40 at the Court of First Instance of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the powers vested in the general assembly of judges and prosecutors are exercised…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Share capital.

Article R6223-64

Pursuant to III ofarticle 6 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is protected and to comp…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R304

I.-10° of

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Companies of statutory auditors

Article R822-105

The consent of the company, required for the transfer by one of the members of all or part of his shares or corporate units to a third party with a view to practising his profession within the company…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Cash and cash equivalents

Article R6332-27

The cash available to a skills operator at 31 December of a given year for work-linked training or the skills development plan may not exceed one third of the expenses recorded during the last financi…

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