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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: DETENTION ARRANGEMENTS

Article L744-17

If necessary, the administrative authority may, throughout the duration of the detention, decide to move a foreign national from one place of detention to another, subject to informing the competent p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Automatic processing of personal data known as "Application for managing the files of foreign nationals in France".

Article R142-17

…age of fingerprints, are read by the processing mentioned in Article 1 of Decree No. 2019-452 of 13 May 2019 authorising the creation of an electronic means of identification called "Certified online…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Processing the application

Article R434-17

The mayor and the Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration may, if necessary, refer the matter to the competent regional directorate for business, competition, consumer affairs, labour and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure applicable in the event of a partial transfer of an undertaking or establishment

Article R2421-17

…submit written observations and, at his request, oral observations. On this occasion, the employee may, at his request, be assisted by a representative of his trade union. Without prejudice to the pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-17

…e-member, first-past-the-post system. In the event of a tie, the oldest candidate is elected. Votes may be cast by post or by proxy. An order issued by the Minister for Sport specifies the conditions…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Hosting of paper-based personal health data

Article R1111-16

…urth paragraph of R. 1112-7, together with an undertaking to destroy all copies that the depositary may have made during the deposit period; 8° Information on the conditions under which external servi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 7: General training common to mountain sports teaching, supervision and training professions

Article A212-174

…he general training common to the teaching, supervision and training professions in mountain sports may be obtained by validating the experience acquired. Candidates wishing to apply for validation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Solidarity grant for the equipment of local authorities and their groupings affected by climatic or geological events

Article R1613-17

…ithin the range provided for in Article R. 1613-15 and decide on the total amount of subsidies that may be granted to local authorities and groupings in the same department depending on the assessment…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-17

…121-12 is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 300,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be increased, in proportion to the benefits derived from the offence, to 10% of average annual t…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-17

…in article L. 160-11, the indemnity referred to in the penultimate paragraph of article L. 132-21-1 may not be applied, notwithstanding any agreement to the contrary.

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