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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisional documents issued to foreign nationals who have been granted refugee status or subsidiary protection status

Article R431-15-4

…tionals are informed of the procedures enabling them to access the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 in order to submit an application for the issue of the multiannual residence permit mention…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-3

…r choice. At the end of their training period, they submit these documents to the training supervisor. A certificate will be issued by the training supervisor if the training period has been properly…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-4

…of completion of the traineeship to trainees who have fulfilled the obligations set out in articles R. 811-28-2 and R. 811-28-3. If the commission considers that the trainee has not fulfilled these ob…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-1

…on of companies in difficulty and will rule in accordance with the conditions laid down in articles R. 811-33 à R. 811-35.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Requirements for experience or work placements in addition to the master's degree referred to in article L. 811-5

Article R811-28-2

…commission, ruling on their application for registration under the conditions laid down in Articles R. 811-33 to R. 811-35, holders of the master's degree referred to in 5° of Article L. 811-5, awarde…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special provisions for the sale by auction of an immovable property

Article R742-28

…restrict or complete the measures for publicising the sale under the conditions set out in Articles R. 322-37 and R. 322-38 of the code of civil enforcement procedures.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Obligations in the event of a low risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-16-2

…t identified, nor his identity verified, under the conditions provided for respectively in Articles R. 561-5 and R. 561-5-1 respectively, unless these electronic money instruments meet the requirement…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Commitments giving rise to a diversification provision

Article R134-10

…t be surrendered; 5° The procedures for unwinding the investment at maturity referred to in article R. 134-6. II - The following information is also provided: 1° The minimum value of the diversificati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantee fund

Article R385-3

…onal pension funds is equal to one third of the minimum required solvency margin defined in article R. 385-1, but may not be less than 3,700,000 euros.Up to these thresholds or up to half of the guara…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Submission of applications

Article R612-14

…he micro-organism; 2° The authorised body with which the culture was deposited and the deposit number. The indications provided for in 2° of the preceding paragraph may be provided either within a per…

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