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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Rights of foreign nationals in detention

Article L744-10

An appeal against a decision handed down by the criminal court may be lodged by the foreign national placed or kept in detention by means of a declaration to the person in charge of the place of deten…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Governance of the plan

Article R144-10

…g to the operation of the general meeting or decided by the latter. Withdrawals from these accounts may only be made to settle expenses incurred by the association in respect of the plan or to repay s…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the compensation fund for the interruption or abandonment of film or audiovisual shoots due to the covid-19 epidemic

Article 913-10

…compensation fund, the delegated production company must complete and submit, electronically by 31 May 2023 at the latest, a form drawn up by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, toget…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article L712-10

…This protection is also due as a result of violence, threats or insults of which the same persons may be victims during or as a result of their duties and includes the obligation to compensate, wher…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-104

…for in articles L. 1243-1 and L. 1243-2, the employment contract relating to adult relay activities may be terminated, at the end of each of the annual periods in which they are carried out, at the in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Composition and appointment

Article R1123-10

…the second college and vice versa. The Chairman and Vice-Chairman are elected for three years. They may not serve more than two consecutive terms in the same position.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions applicable to professional non-trading companies

Article R814-109

…onal list provided for in article L. 811-2 or on the national list provided for in article L. 812-2 may form a professional non-trading company between themselves for the joint practice of their profe…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4221-10

…service, in functions determined by decree, placing them under the responsibility of a pharmacist, may be individually authorised by order of the minister responsible for health to work in these esta…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Safeguards.

Article L622-10

At any time during the observation period, the court, at the request of the debtor may order the partial cessation of business.Under the same conditions, at the request of the debtor, the administrato…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Publication of civil status records

Article 101-1

…il d'Etat. The procedure for secure verification of personal data contained in civil status records may be implemented for the purpose of replacing the issue of full copies and extracts, under the con…

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