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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Withdrawal of approval and deregistration

Article L532-12

…ts and the shareholders and unit-holders of collective investment schemes. It may only refer to its status as a portfolio management company by specifying that it has been deregistered.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 5: Authorised and certified operators

Article R2343-16

…he certificate. However, with regard to the verification of the candidate's tax and social security status, an additional certificate may be required when the contract is awarded.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Permanent exemptions

Article 1394 D

…the deliberative bodies of public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status may, by deliberation taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis of th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Right of communication

Article L811-4

…charge, regardless of the medium used for storing the documents, with:1° Authorities holding civil status records;2° Administrations responsible for labour and employment;3° Social security bodies an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Data retention

Article R142-56

With the exception of those mentioned in this article, DNA processing data shall not be transferred or interconnected, linked or reconciled with any other processing. The civil status data of the asyl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The borough mayor

Article L2511-26

…sement, for the powers vested in the mayor of the commune or the mayor of Paris in matters of civil status, school matters relating to compliance with compulsory schooling and the application of the p…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Designation of the law applicable to the matrimonial property regime made during the marriage

Article 1303-1

…vil register referred to in Article 4-1 of Decree No 65-422 of 1 June 1965 creating a central civil status service at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Duration of the contract.

Article L6222-12-1

…y have completed the first cycle of secondary education, may, at their own request and if they have not been taken on by an employer, begin a three-month apprenticeship training course. During this pe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances and preparations.

Article L5132-9

When they have the status of Community goods and are coming from or going to other Member States of the European Union, medicinal products, substances or preparations classified as narcotics or to whi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical inspectors

Article L5413-1

…the medical inspectors of public health and the inspectors of the regional health agencies with the status of medical doctor, authorised and sworn in under the conditions laid down by decree in the Co…

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