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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Principal penalties

Article L823-3

The offences defined in articles L. 823-1 and L. 823-2 when the acts:1° Are committed as part of an organised gang;2° Are committed in circumstances that directly expose foreign nationals to an immedi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Determination of rental value.

Article R145-3

…ublic, to the operation or to each of the various activities that are carried out on the premises ; 3° Of its dimensions, the conformation of each part and its adaptation to the form of activity carri…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-31

The recording in the file of the personal data provided for in 1° to 3° of Article 706-25-4 is carried out by the public prosecutor. The recording of the personal data provided for in 5° of Article 70…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Social action and health (R).

Article R1614-30

…legal social assistance and the number of beneficiaries by type of benefit under its jurisdiction; 3° A statistical statement of the health situation under maternal and child protection.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Withdrawal and payment of resources from the Fonds de solidarité des communes de la région d'Ile-de-France (R).

Article R2531-32

For the calculation of the levy provided for in II of article L. 2531-13, the per capita financial potential of each municipality is determined under the conditions set out in articles L. 2334-2 and L…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure.

Article D2573-32

I. - The articles R. 2321-1 to R. 2321-3 and R. 2321-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV. II. - For the application of Articl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Measures in the event of an accident or incident

Article R4412-37

…sures; 2° Any available information on the hazards likely to arise during an accident or emergency; 3° The measures defined in application of articles R. 4412-33 and R. 4412-34.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist pharmacists holding a diploma entitling them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4221-33

…a public health establishment; 2° The training sites must be approved in application of article D. 633-14 of the Education Code; 3° Support for specialist pharmacists during their training is provided…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope of application.

Article R5221-3

…ents and control materials which enable the user to ascertain or verify the performance of devices; 3° Products intended for general laboratory use unless, in view of their characteristics, they are s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Procedures for issuing the professional identification card

Article R8294-3

…request of the employer or user company and after payment of the fee referred to in article R. 8291-3, the union des caisses will issue a new card for the employee concerned.

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