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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals volunteering in France

Article L426-21

…of the applicant;4° The applicant is in possession of the long-stay visa mentioned in 1° of article L. 411-1;5° The applicant has given a written undertaking to leave the country at the end of his/her…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 7: International renown

Article L421-21

…al whose national or international reputation is established or who is likely to make a significant and lasting contribution to the economic development, regional planning or influence of France and w…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals resident in France since the age of thirteen

Article L423-21

In the year following their eighteenth birthday or if they are covered by the provisions of article L. 421-35, foreign nationals who can prove by any means whatsoever that they have habitually resided…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Personal interview

Article L531-21

…e interview are defined by the Director General of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons.The procedures for transcribing the personal interview, the cases in which it…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L743-21

An appeal may be lodged by the foreign national, the public prosecutor and the administrative authority.The appeal may be lodged by the foreign national, the public prosecutor and the administrative a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-1

…tended to municipalities whose inclusion in the community perimeter is likely to ensure the spatial and economic coherence as well as the financial and social solidarity that are necessary for the dev…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

…least one of which has its own tax status, may be authorised to merge under the following conditions.The proposed perimeter of the new public inter-municipal cooperation establishment envisaged may b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-21

…s or the syndicat mixte whose perimeter is identical to its own, for all the competences it exercises. The urban community is also substituted ipso jure, for the competences it exercises, for the synd…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 19: Medical practice

Article D6124-223

I.-For the care of children and adolescents, the continuity of care provided for in article R. 6123-154 is ensured by the presence in the full-time hospital unit of at least two paramedical profession…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-2

…onditions for creation. This conversion is decided by a joint decision of the trade union committee and the municipal councils of the member municipalities in accordance with the conditions of qualifi…

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