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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Effects of acquiring French nationality

Article 22-3

…e months following it. He exercises this option by making a declaration in accordance with articles 26 et seq. He may renounce this right from the age of sixteen under the same conditions.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Authorisation and prior declaration

Article R331-4

…to make a declaration in the forms and under the conditions set out in articles R. 211-22 to R. 211-26 of the French Internal Security Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-81

…n Articles 52 or 63 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 or other instruments that may be fully converted into core capital instruments or amort…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-116

…tered into by a mutual insurance company with a union constituted under the terms of article L. 322-26-3 must specify that the union is jointly and severally liable, vis-à-vis policyholders and third…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the Chairman of the Executive Council

Article L7224-13

…ments.He manages the staff of the collectivity under the conditions provided by the loi n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984 portant dispositions statutaires relatives à la fonction publique territoriale.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Portage salarial

Article D1254-1

The amount of the financial guarantee provided for in article L. 1254-26 which the freelance administration company must provide in respect of a given year is at least equal to 10% of the payroll for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Removal from the list of jobseekers

Article R5412-7-1

The Director referred to in Article R. 5312-26 shall take a decision within fifteen days of the expiry of the ten-day period within which the person concerned may submit written observations or, if th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Abolition of replacement income.

Article R5426-10

The Director referred to in Article R. 5312-26 shall take a decision within fifteen days of the expiry of the ten-day period within which the person concerned may submit written observations or, if th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-31

…he French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons referred to in Article L. 531-26, that of the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 531-27, or the refusal of the Off…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L773-2

…wording resulting from L. 511-1 Ordinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-2 Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 511-3 law no. 2014-773 of 7 July 2014 L. 511-4 order no. 2019-698 of 3 July 2019 L.…

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