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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Prior possession of a long-stay visa

Article L412-2

…esidence permit bearing the wording "talent passport-European blue card" issued on the basis of the last paragraph of Article L. 421-11; 9° The multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "talen…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 3: Financial contributions from communes and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation in the département, communes in the metropolitan area, the metropolitan area and the département to the budget of the departmental-metropolitan fire and rescue service

Article L1424-76

…partement, and of the metropolis in place of the communes located on its territory, recorded in the last known administrative account.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

…rmation des élus locauxII. - For the application of article L. 1621-1:1° The words: "defined in the last sentence of the first paragraph of 1° of Article 81 of the General Tax Code" are deleted;2° The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 12: Appeals against orders of the investigating judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article 187-1

…tified so that he or she can, if necessary, make his or her submissions, with the lawyer having the last word. The President of the Examining Magistrate's Chamber or the magistrate who replaces him or…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-2-10-1

…he professional athlete or trainer as defined by the national collective agreement mentioned in the last paragraph. The sports association or company shall immediately forward the contract concluded i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-11

…5124-2, with the exception of the first paragraph, L. 5124-3, L. 5124-4, with the exception of the last paragraph, L. 5124-5, L. 5124-6, L. 5124-11 and L. 5124-18 of the present code.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2-1

…cultural mutual insurance and reinsurance funds, which have drawn up duly approved accounts for the last two financial years, may issue bonds, profit participation certificates and subordinated securi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-3

…s for the dissolution of the European Company shall be barred after six months from the date of the last entry in the Trade and Companies Register made necessary by the operation.When the dissolution…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Income tax

Article 204 M

…The individualised rate for the spouse or partner who personally had the lowest income during the last year for which tax was assessed is determined in accordance with the rules set out in I of arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Appearance before the Investigating Chamber

Article 695-31

…seven days of the appearance of the requested person before it. This decision is not subject to appeal. If the person sought declares that he or she does not consent to his or her surrender, the Inves…

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