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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: EXCEPTIONAL ADMISSION TO STAY

Article L435-2

The foreign national taken in by the organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 265-1 of the code de l'action sociale et des familles and who can provide proof of three years' uninte…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345

…ice of assessment indicates the event giving rise to the debt as well as its nature, amount and the details of its settlement. A copy is sent to the debtor. The appeals provided for in articles 346 an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single personnel register.

Article L1221-13

…employed.The surnames and forenames of all employees are entered in the order of recruitment. These details must be entered indelibly in the register at the time of recruitment. The surnames and foren…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 6: Access to the cinema

Article L212-27

…oval. Approval is granted if the conditions set out in articles L. 212-28 to L. 212-30 are met. The details of the application for approval, the duration and the procedures for issuing and withdrawing…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Transfer of the registered office.

Article R229-12

…° A copy of the minutes of the meetings referred to in the fourth paragraph of Article L. 229-2; 5° Details of the consequences of the transfer on the involvement of employees within the meaning of ar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to public limited companies

Article R22-10-30

Companies whose shares are admitted to trading on a regulated market shall publish on the website provided for in Article R. 22-10-1, within fifteen days of the meeting, the results of votes including…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-19

…he minister responsible for labour and to the social and economic committee shall be accompanied by details explaining why the differences could not be calculated.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom of establishment and freedom to provide services for portfolio management companies authorised in France

Article R532-29

…Member State of any change in the scope of the authorisation granted to the said company or in the details of any restrictions on the types of UCITS that the company is authorised to manage.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V BIS : General provisions

Article R249-11

…igation into a worrying disappearance referred to in Article 74-1: a) Data relating to identity and contact details, in particular: title, surname at birth, given name, alias, sex, dates of birth and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-18

…e used to draw up advance directives, includes: 1° The following information: a) The identification details referred to in article R. 1111-17 relating to the author of the directives; b) The identific…

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