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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article R832-3

…o the Prefect are replaced by the reference to the Representative of the State in Saint-Barthélemy; 2° In Article R. 810-1, the reference to Article R. 812-1 is deleted; 3° Article R. 821-2 reads as f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article R833-3

…° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the State representative in Saint-Martin; 2° In Article R. 810-1, the reference to Article R. 812-1 is deleted; 3° Article R. 821-2 reads as f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Grafting activities referred to in Article R. 6122-25

Article R6123-76

…ime hospitalisation resources and an operating theatre available at all times for transplantation ; 2° Authorised intensive care ; 3° An authorised surgical activity and, for heart and heart-lung tran…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article R613-44-8

…te shall occur if no party has submitted observations on the expiry of the time limits mentioned in 2° or 3° of Article R. 613-44-6 and, at the latest, on the day on which oral observations are submit…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 5: The Lyon metropolitan area

Article L135-2

The Lyon metropolitan area may create one or more tourist offices in all or part of its territory. The areas of competence of each tourist office may not overlap. When the Metropolitan Council decides…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: FOREIGN ENFORCEMENT

Article L711-2

To satisfy the enforcement of a decision mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 700-1, the foreign national shall return to the country of which he is a national or any country, other than a Member Stat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Economic, social, environmental and trade union training

Article L2145-2

…d : 1° Either by specialised centres directly attached to representative trade union organisations; 2° or by institutes within universities. However, organisations whose specialisation, in whole or in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-2

…ear or a period of lesser duration, expressed as a whole number of months at least equal to three ; 2° Or to the results of one or more of its subsidiaries within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Provisions specific to the "Perinatal psychiatry" option

Article D6124-263

…with evidence of training in perinatal psychiatry such as a university degree or proven experience; 2° At least one psychiatrist or, by derogation, by agreement with another establishment authorised i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial securities.

Article D211-9-5

Subject toArticle L. 225-106 of the Commercial Code, the registered intermediary referred to in Article L. 211-4 (3) may, under a general securities management mandate, transmit a shareholder's vote o…

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