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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

…ecution and the grounds for persecution, within the meaning of Section A of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, shall be assessed under the conditions laid down in paragraphs 1 and 2 o…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Points scale for works in the fiction genre

Article D331-45

…Union, a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, a State party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production of the Council of Europe, or a European third State with…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Points scale for works in the animation genre

Article D331-50

…Union, a State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area, a State party to the European Convention on Cinematographic Co-production of the Council of Europe, or a European third State with…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1 : Issue of plant variety certificates

Article L623-12

…riety in accordance with Article L. 623-2. However, the body referred to in Article L. 412-1 may consider as sufficient the prior examination carried out in another State party to the International Co…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 193 bis

…xable, with a view to determining whether the taxpayers concerned are liable to income tax on the basis of this other income, subject, where applicable, to the application of international conventions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Regional Plan for Spatial Planning, Sustainable Development and Equality

Article L4251-8

…evaluations, notifications, reports and other documents provided for by national or Community provisions as well as by international conventions.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article R2512-28

…es of the shared services referred to in article R. 2512-27 may be shared pursuant to agreements or conventions entered into between the Commune of Paris and the départements of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Trial period.

Article L1242-10

…ovided for by custom or by agreement, this trial period may not exceed a period calculated on the basis of one day per week, up to a maximum of two weeks when the initial term of the contract is six m…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Recognition and enforcement of arbitral awards made abroad or in international arbitration matters

Article 1515

The existence of an arbitral award is established by the production of the original accompanied by the arbitration agreement or copies of these documents meeting the conditions required for their auth…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 2437

…within whose jurisdiction the entry was made, except where that entry was made as security for a possible or indeterminate sentence, on the enforcement or liquidation of which the debtor and the alleg…

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