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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Withdrawal of residence permits

Article L432-5

…given the opportunity to present their observations under the conditions laid down in articles L. 121-1 and L. 121-2 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration.A foreigner who…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-1

…iment et le financement du terrorisme;Article L. 123-16 is applicable in its wording resulting from Act n° 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 on the growth and transformation of businesses;Article L. 123-16-2 is…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Civil status of persons born abroad who acquire or recover French nationality.

Article 98-1

Similarly, an act in lieu of a marriage record is drawn up when the person acquiring or recovering French nationality has previously contracted marriage abroad, unless the celebration of the marriage…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APATRIDIA

Article L582-4

…tation of the New York Convention of 28 September 1954, under the conditions set out in article L. 121-10.It is empowered to issue stateless persons with the documents necessary to enable them to carr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Approval, training and swearing-in of persons responsible for inspections.

Article R232-68

…may obtain the authorisation provided for in this article if he or she has been the perpetrator of acts which have given rise to a criminal conviction for acts contrary to honour, probity or morality…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-4

…ors, employees and agents of clearing houses are bound by professional secrecy. In the case of transactions in financial contracts, clearing houses may disclose information covered by professional sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-2

…al persons, or any other entity that commits, attempts to commit, facilitates or finances terrorist acts, or incites or participates in them;2° Which are owned, held or controlled by legal entities or…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Bills of exchange

Article L511-79

…e on a legal holiday may only be demanded on the first working day thereafter. Similarly, all other acts relating to the bill of exchange, in particular presentation for acceptance and protest, may on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Failure to comply with measures taken for the automatic enforcement of a removal order

Article L824-8

This prison sentence is increased to five years when the acts are committed by violence, breaking and entering or bribery, and to seven years when the acts are committed as part of a group or under th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO ENTRY INTO FRANCE

Article L821-4

This prison sentence is increased to five years when the acts are committed by violence, breaking and entering or bribery, and to seven years when the acts are committed as part of a group or under th…

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