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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Renewal of residence permit

Article L433-3

When a foreign national holding a multiannual residence permit for a period of four years, a resident permit or a residence permit for a period of more than one year provided for by an international s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-3

Foreign nationals holding residence permits issued in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion Island, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, as well as th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-3

Foreign nationals holding residence permits issued in mainland France, Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, as well as those hol…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L513-3

The authorities likely to offer protection may be the authorities of the State or of parties or organisations, including international organisations, which control the State or a significant part of i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle II: The departmental criminal court

Article 380-20

…mprisonment, it refers the case to the assize court. If the accused appeared in custody, he shall remain in pre-trial detention until his appearance before the assize court; otherwise, the departmenta…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Time limits and forms of appeal

Article 380-13

…decision; it shall be transcribed onto the register provided for in the third paragraph of article 380-12 and appended to the deed drawn up by the court clerk.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-31

Each year, the sports agent shall provide the sports agents delegate of the relevant delegating federation with the information and accounting documents relating to his activity as a sports agent as d…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1a: The European Public Prosecutor's Office

Article 344-2

Pursuant toArticle 696-113 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, where the European Public Prosecutor's Office decides to exercise jurisdiction over offences provided for in this Code, the Deputy Europea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Control and common provisions

Article L317-3

The provisions of I of Article L. 312-1-1 and of Articles L. 312-1-2 and L. 316-1 apply to the payment service providers mentioned in Article L. 521-1 and to the institutions and services mentioned in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Procedures for implementing genetic characteristic tests and identifications by genetic fingerprinting and informing next of kin

Article L1131-3

Subject to the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 1131-2-1, only practitioners approved for this purpose by the Biomedicine Agency referred to in Article L. 1418-1 under conditions laid do…

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