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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article L2511-5

Territorial reassignment of Paris arrondissement councils:DESIGNATION OF SECTORS ARRONDISSEMENTS 1st sector 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th 5th sector 5th 6th sector 6th sector 7th sector 7th 8th sector 8th 9th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Promotion.

Article R6152-21

Step advancement is based on the following periods:1st step: two years ;2nd step: two years;3rd step: two years;4th step: two years;5th step: two years;6th step: two years;7th step: two years;8th step…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Permanent and temporary sports stadiums

Article A312-4

In the case of existing enclosures, the application for approval must include the following documents: 1° The documents referred to in 4° to 7°, and, where applicable, 8°, 10° and 11°, designated in a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Approval

Article L532-9-3

Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 26-6 of Law No 47-1775 of 10 September 1947 on the Statute for a Cooperative Society, the Autorité des marchés financiers is competent to oppose, in acco…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Consultative and other institutions

Article L785-4

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for redeployment and retraining measures

Article R5522-90

For the application of article R. 5123-31 in Mayotte, the second paragraph reads as follows: "The allowance ceases to be paid when, from the age stipulated in article 2 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 Mar…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Economic interest groupings.

Article L251-7

…o issue bonds under the general conditions for the issue of such securities provided for by the loi n° 85-698 du 11 juillet 1985 autorisant l'émission de valeurs mobilières par certaines associations…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Applicable regulations.

Article L1262-4-5

…by means of posters in the workplace, of the regulations applicable to them pursuant to article L. 1262-4. The notice shall be easily accessible and translated into one of the official languages spok…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Vaccination skills of pharmacy students in hospital and out-of-hospital settings

Article R6153-91-2

Students in the third cycle of pharmaceutical studies mentioned in the second paragraph of article L. 6153-5 may administer the vaccines listed in 9° bis of article L. 5125-1-1 A to persons whose age…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IV: PENALTY OF BANNING FROM FRENCH TERRITORY

Article L641-3

Except in the case of a duly substantiated threat to public order, foreign nationals residing outside France who have been relieved of their French disqualification sentences or whose French disqualif…

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