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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Examination of asylum applications by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons (OFPP)

Article R754-15

The decision of inadmissibility taken pursuant to Article L. 754-1 is transmitted and notified to the person concerned through administrative channels by the authority holding the asylum applications…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation and referral

Article R1454-13

If the defendant fails to appear on the day set for the attempted conciliation without having provided a legitimate reason in good time, article L. 1454-1-3 shall apply.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Travel expenses

Article A743-18

…lat rate for the distance travelled on both the outward and return journeys, equal to the price of: 1° 1st class carriage in the mode of transport concerned, if the journey can be made by rail or by a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Common provisions.

Article R4534-125

…application of the provisions of this sub-section and prior to the start of the work, the employer: 1° Shall have the necessary protective devices installed; 2° Shall inform the workers, by means of w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Transmission of information for the purpose of registering persons practising the profession of hearing aid acoustician, optician, prosthetist and orthotist for the fitting of orthopaedic devices for disabled persons

Article R4365-2

…orthotists for the fitting of appliances to disabled persons, subject to the following adaptations: 1° In the first paragraph of article R. 4333-7, the words: "de l'article L. 4333-1-1" are replaced b…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Withdrawal period

Article L222-11

For affected credit agreements defined in 9° of article L. 311-1 concluded using a distance communication technique, the fourteen-day withdrawal period cannot be reduced.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Debt consolidation

Article L314-10

When the credit referred to in Article L. 312-1 are the subject of a credit transaction intended to group them together, the new credit agreement is subject to Chapter II.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Investments

Article R385-12

…funds may grant unsecured loans under the conditions set out in the fourth to seventh paragraphs of 1° of article R. 332-13.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: TRAVEL PROHIBITION ON FRENCH TERRITORY SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article R622-1

The administrative authority competent to attach, pursuant to article L. 622-1, a travel ban on French territory to a surrender decision is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Duties of the social and economic committee in undertakings with at least eleven employees and fewer than fifty employees

Article R2312-1

The members of the staff delegation on the social and economic committee are informed of the receipt by the employer of the verification and control documents referred to in article L. 4711-1. They ma…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
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