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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: STAY IN FRANCE

Article R231-2

In order to establish whether the national mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 233-1, and articles L. 233-2 and L. 233-3 represents a danger to public order or public security, the Prefect…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Job search.

Article L5411-6

Jobseekers who are immediately available for work are guided and supported in their job search by Pôle emploi. They are required to participate in defining and updating the personalised employment acc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Exceptions to the rule that gifts inter vivos are irrevocable.

Article 955

…nds of ingratitude in the following cases: 1° If the donee has made an attempt on the donor's life; 2° If he has been guilty of abuse, offences or serious insults towards him; 3° If he refuses to prov…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Challenge.

Article L2261-14-4

…mployees whose employment contracts are transferred, in the case mentioned in article L. 2261-14-2; 2° Within the perimeter of each undertaking or establishment concerned, in the case mentioned in art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1a: Personal activity account for self-employed workers, members of the liberal professions and the self-employed, their collaborating spouses and artists and authors

Article D5151-10-1

…ions defined by articles L. 6323-25 to L. 6323-31 and the provisions adopted for their application; 2° The Citizen Commitment Account, under the conditions defined by Articles L. 5151-7 to L. 5151-11…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-8

The second paragraph of Article 139 and the articles 140 and 141-3 are applicable to house arrest with electronic surveillance. A person who fails to comply with the obligations resulting from house a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions for exercising trade union rights in sports resource, expertise and performance centres

Article R114-67

The quotas of leave of absence and time off work mentioned in 1° and 2° of article 12 of the aforementioned decree of 3 April 1985 are calculated for each representative trade union organisation of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article L145-2

…this chapter also apply: 1° To leases of premises or buildings housing educational establishments; 2° To leases granted to municipalities for buildings or premises assigned, either at the time of the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Nationals of a Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to settle in France

Article R212-90-1

…d in article L. 212-1, the declarant's professional qualification, certified in accordance with 1°, 2°, 3° or 4° of article R. 212-90, is considered to be substantially different from the professional…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L122-10

…olders if shares in the company have been offered to the public other than those mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 411-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code or in Article L. 411-2-1 of the same Code,…

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