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

Article R531-6

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall decide on the asylum application within the time limits laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 31 of Directive 2013/32/…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Building and civil engineering operations.

Article L4744-6

Failure by self-employed workers, or by employers when they are themselves working on a building or civil engineering site, to implement their obligations, under the legislative and regulatory provisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions.

Article L4443-6

For its application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the following is added to article L. 4231-4: "An agreement between the Conseil national de l'ordre and the professional body of New Caledonia…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Regional health project

Article L1434-6

…alth plan or a specific regional health plan; 3° The terms and conditions under which health insurance bodies and departments are to participate, by agreement, in the definition and implementation of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-34

…opean Investigation Order is likely to harm essential national security interests, endanger the source of information or involve the use of information that has been classified pursuant to the provisi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Research on the human embryo, human embryonic stem cells and human induced pluripotent stem cells

Article L2163-6

As stated in Article 511-19 of the Criminal Code, reproduced below:Art. 511-19.-I.-The fact of carrying out a study or research on the human embryo:1° Without having first obtained the written consent…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section V: Special rules for international notifications.

Article 687-1

If it appears from the information transmitted by the requested authority or the postal services that the addressee does not live at the address indicated and that the addressee no longer has a known…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 611-25

…st, editorial quality and technical quality of the publishing project;2° The consistency and relevance of the editorial line in the case of a programme;3° The economic conditions for the distribution…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Support for collective operations

Article 634-3

…re and hardware required to carry out the operation; 3° Costs of hiring, setting up and managing spaces and equipment; 4° Communication and reception costs.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deposits required from legal entities whose registered office is on French territory

Article A123-61

…le, by the declaration of confidentiality of the annual accounts, the company shall use the IT service mentioned in Article R. 123-2. An agreement drawn up by the Directeur des Services judiciaires, t…

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