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Showing 66216630 of 11457 articles for Art. Rép. Kamowski: AN 25-12-2018 n° 13638

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Failure to comply with house arrest requirements

Article L824-5

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment for a foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to 6° or 7° of article L. 731-3 or articles L. 731-4 or L. 731-5 to fail to comply with the obliga…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations

Article L822-1

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment, a fine of €3,750 and three years' disqualification from French territory for a foreign national residing illegally in France to refuse to submit to fingerp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Performance and modification of the employment contract

Article D1222-1

…use provided for in article L. 1222-5 runs from: 1° Either the employee's registration in the Trade and Companies Register or the Trades Register; 2° Or the employee's declaration of commencement of a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B. - Temporary absences to prepare for professional or social reintegration and temporary absences to maintain family ties

Article D143-1

…one-third of their sentence. In their case, the duration of such leave may be extended to five days and, once a year, to ten days.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations and decisions

Article R621-30-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall communicate to the European Securities and Markets Authority :-decisions relating to the authorisation of investment firms ; -at least once a year, the list o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duration of the contract

Article R6222-61

Where the apprentice's sporting activities so require, the teaching provided in the training establishment with a view to leading to the diploma or professional qualification provided for in the contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and terms of the contract

Article D6114-15

…h agency consults the regional federation of independent healthcare professionals on the guidelines and evaluation of the multi-year contracts for objectives and resources proposed or signed with heal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Etablissement public de santé national de Fresnes.

Article R6147-82

The Committee shall be convened by its Chairman; it shall be convened at the written request of the Director or of at least one third of the full members. In the latter case, the meeting must be conve…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Administration.

Article R6223-18

The General Meeting is held at least once a year. It may also be convened at the request of one or more shareholders representing at least one third of the total number of shareholders or one third of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Definition of taxable income

Article 80 undecies B

I. - Functional allowances received by local elected representatives pursuant to the General Code of Local Authorities are subject to income tax in accordance with the rules applicable to salaries and…

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