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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 3: Foreign nationals who have been admitted to reside in another Member State

Article R421-47

…er than 90 days from the date of submission of the complete application. As an exception to article R. 432-2, silence kept by the administrative authority on the application gives rise to an implicit…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for examining the application

Article R531-9

By way of derogation from article R. 531-8, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may send correspondence relating to the asylum application to a different address com…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Flat-rate contribution from employers who have employed an illegal foreign national

Article R822-5

At the end of the fifteen-day period set out in article R. 822-4, the Director General of the French Office for Immigration and Integration decides, in the light of any observations made by the employ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue, redemption and conversion of preference shares.

Article R228-15

…res into shares resulting in a capital reduction not motivated by losses, the provisions of article R. 225-152 apply. A court decision rejects the objection or orders either the repayment of the claim…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-49

…r 2015 on the special status of court registrars, be entrusted with the duties mentioned in article R. 1423-41. After a period of four months, they shall, at their request, be relieved of these duties…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Harvesting haematopoietic cells from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a minor donor

Article R1241-9

…a minor under the conditions defined in article L. 1241-3, the information provided for in article R. 1241-3 is given to each of the persons exercising parental authority or, where applicable, to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Skin-invasive tattooing and body piercing.

Article R1311-4

The techniques referred to in article R. 1311-1 are used in compliance with general health and hygiene rules. In particular, it complies with the following rules: -equipment penetrating the skin barri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-2

Any person who produces waste as defined in article R. 1335-1 is required to dispose of it. This obligation is incumbent on : 1° The health establishment, the teaching establishment, the research esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R444-35

…justice. If the beneficiary of the aid refuses to reimburse it, the company referred to in article R. 444-36 may take any legal action, on expiry of a period of three months from the sending of forma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Simplified judicial liquidation.

Article R644-4

…red letter with acknowledgement of receipt.It shall rule in the light of a report from the liquidator.The decision shall be communicated by the registrar to the debtor and the liquidator and forwarded…

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