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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-25

…sed representatives shall have access to each place of detention on presentation of their name card and subject to the requirements of public order and transport safety.The practical arrangements for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Regulatory part

Article Annexe 2

ANNEX 2 MENTIONED IN ARTICLE R. 142-2 PERSONAL DATA COMMUNICATED AUTOMATICALLY THROUGH THE GLOBAL VISAS NETWORK 2 (RMV2) AUTOMATED PROCESSING, REGISTERED IN THE VISABIO AUTOMATED PROCESSING PROVIDED F…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-23-2

The extension of the work integration grant and, if it is for a fixed term, of the employment contract for which the grant is awarded, is subject to an assessment of the actions carried out during the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Decision to award employability assistance.

Article L5134-21-2

Aid for professional integration may not be granted in the following cases: 1° When recruitment is to replace an employee who has been made redundant for a reason other than serious misconduct or gros…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-22

Personal data that may be revealed by the exploitation of the enquiries and investigations mentioned in 1° of Article 230-20 shall be deleted when the investigation is closed and, in any event, on exp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Health and safety coordination and coordinator.

Article L4532-2

Workers' health and safety must be coordinated on any building or civil engineering site involving several self-employed workers or companies, including subcontractors, in order to prevent the risks a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Local consultation

Article L3132-27-2

…ic establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax status, retailers' associations and organisations representing employees and employers in the retail trade, and organises a consulta…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2305

…uarantor to oblige the creditor to sue the principal debtor first. Neither a guarantor held jointly and severally with the debtor, nor a guarantor who has waived this benefit, nor a judicial guarantor…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2303

…ithin one month of the due date of this payment, on pain of forfeiture of the guarantee of interest and penalties accrued between the date of this incident and the date on which he was informed. In re…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Effects of the guarantee between the creditor and the guarantor

Article 2306

…he benefit of division against the creditor. The creditor is then obliged to divide his proceedings and can only claim his share of the debt. Guarantors who are jointly and severally liable may not cl…

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