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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Election and remuneration of the employee representative.

Article R142-8

Staff members who are temporarily or permanently deprived of their civil and, where applicable, political rights, as well as those who, on polling day, are suspended from their duties for any reason w…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Common provisions

Article D142-3

…isoner who is granted a temporary absence must bear the costs incurred by his stay outside the establishment, in particular the cost of any transport he may be obliged to use. Consequently, no tempora…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Common provisions

Article D142-2

In the event of an appeal against an order ruling on an application for leave to go out, the president of the enforcement chamber who confirms the granting or reverses the rejection thereof may, if th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to submit to fingerprinting and photographing operations

Article L822-1

It is punishable by one year's imprisonment, a fine of €3,750 and three years' disqualification from French territory for a foreign national residing illegally in France to refuse to submit to fingerp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Failure by the foreign national to cooperate and enforce the removal order

Article L824-2

It is a punishable offence under Article L. 822-1 for a foreign national who is the subject of a decision to be removed from French territory to refuse to submit to fingerprinting and photographing op…

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

Article L813-10

If the foreign national does not provide information enabling an assessment to be made of his/her right to move or reside, the verification operations may give rise, after informing the public prosecu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-11

The following are null and void1° All general clauses forfeiting the right of the insured to claim in the event of a breach of laws or regulations, unless such breach constitutes a crime or an intenti…

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

Article R311-1

An order of the minister responsible for immigration sets the list of documents provided for in article L. 311-1 under cover of which foreign nationals may be admitted to France.The admission to Frenc…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Submission and processing of visa and travel authorisation applications

Article R312-1

The person applying for the issue of a visa is required to produce an identity photograph and to agree to his/her fingerprints being taken, for the purposes of registration in the automated processing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Capital increases.

Article L225-142

Prior to the opening of the subscription period, the company shall carry out publicity formalities, the terms of which shall be laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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