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

Article L424-8

The residence permit bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" issued pursuant to article L. 424-5 may be withdrawn from a foreign national who loses refugee status pursuant to F of article 1 of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Temporary documents issued when applying for a residence permit

Article R431-15-1

The submission of an application using the teleservice mentioned in article R. 431-2 will result in the immediate issue of a dematerialised online submission certificate. This document does not provid…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-15

The industrial tribunal convenes a general meeting under the conditions set out in article R. 1423-23 to elect a new chairman or a new vice-chairman when one of these offices becomes vacant for one of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article R464-5-3

I.-The applicant may apply to the Director General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or the General Rapporteur of the Competition Authority for a place in the order of arrival with a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to sub-contracts

Article R2393-3

The provisions of sub-section 1 specify the procedures by which the purchaser may require the holder of a defence or security contract to use a competitive tendering procedure to select its sub-contra…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Photographs of models

Article R2133-6

The advertiser shall ensure compliance with the obligations laid down in articles L. 2133-2, R. 2133-4 and R. 2133-5 of this Code. To this end, they ensure that the photographs for commercial use that…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employment obligation.

Article L5212-5-1

The association referred to in Article L. 5214-1 will give an explicit decision on any request from an employer for information on the application to his situation of the legislation relating to: 1° T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter V: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L775-35

The articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Documents required for the declaration of activity by nationals of a Member State of the European Union or a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area wishing to establish themselves in France

Article A212-182

A copy of the form required for the declaration provided for in article R. 212-88 is given in appendix II-12-2-a. This form specifies the list of documents required for this declaration.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-1

I.-The provisions of Title II of Book V of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, insofar as they apply to communes and their groupings, are applicable to semi-public companies…

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