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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Failure to comply with a decision to refuse entry

Article L821-4

This prison sentence is increased to five years when the acts are committed by violence, breaking and entering or bribery, and to seven years when the acts are committed as part of a group or under th…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R1313-6

The term of office of the Chairman of the Board of Directors, appointed for three years, is renewable once. This provision shall not prevent the Chairman from holding a directorship before or after hi…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The procedure provided for in I and II of Article L. 752-17

Article R752-32

On pain of inadmissibility of his appeal, within five days of its presentation to the national commission, the appellant, if he is different from the applicant for the commercial development authorisa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Centre d'accueil et de soins hospitaliers de Nanterre.

Article R6147-96

…irs other than those which fall within the remit of the Board of Directors mentioned in article R. 6147-95. The Director is assisted by a seven-member Executive Board, which he chairs and which includ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B octies

…us year in return for the reduction in the taxable fraction of revenue referred to in 2° of article 1467, as well as, as from tax assessments drawn up in respect of 2011, the difference between, on th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Principles.

Article L3253-7

…ns of this section or with his obligations towards the institutions provided for in Article L. 3253-14.

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

Article D553-25

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 551-14, the invalidity of the asylum application certificate will result in the suspension of entitlement to the allowance, unless it is attributable…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Sale of a business.

Article R141-2

When the objection provided for in article L. 141-14 is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the date of opposition is the date of dispatch of the letter by the creditor.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-18

With a view to imposing the measures provided for in Articles L. 521-14 to L. 521-17-3, customs officers shall apply the powers vested in them by the Customs Code.

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional contributions

Article L115-15

The contributions mentioned in Article L. 115-14 are based, as far as operators of cinematographic entertainment establishments are concerned, on the weekly revenue declarations mentioned in 3° of Art…

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