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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Surrender of foreign nationals holding long-term resident status - EU granted by another Member State of the European Union

Article R621-8

When, at the end of the consultations provided for in Article R. 621-7, the State which granted long-term resident - EU status maintains the right of residence on its territory or suspends the withdra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Regional fund for apprenticeship and continuing vocational training

Article R4332-8

In 1999, the allocation mentioned in article R. 4332-6 is distributed between the regions according to the following three criteria: a) 80%, in proportion to the expenditure incurred by the State in 1…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration

Article R123-82

The register of commerce and companies comprises: 1° An alphabetical file of registered persons; 2° The individual file consisting of the application for registration, supplemented, where applicable,…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article R3211-8

Before the liberty and custody judge and the first president of the court of appeal, the person undergoing psychiatric care is assisted or represented by a lawyer. He shall be represented by a lawyer…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-8

The issue, renewal of a residence permit and provision of a duplicate of a residence permit to foreign nationals mentioned in Articles L. 423-5, L. 423-17, L. 423-18, L. 425-1, L. 425-3, L. 425-6 or L…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L631-8

The court shall set the date of cessation of payments after seeking the debtor's observations. If this date is not determined, the cessation of payments is deemed to have occurred on the date of the j…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Harvesting haematopoietic cells collected from bone marrow or peripheral blood from a donor of full age who is the subject of a legal protection measure with representation relating to the person

Article R1241-8

If the guardianship judge considers that the protected person does not have the capacity to consent to the donation, he shall refer the matter by any means to the committee of experts referred to in a…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Termination of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812-4

The mandate terminates by one of the following events: 1° The arrival of the stipulated term; 2° The renunciation of the mandatary; 3° The judicial revocation, at the request of an interested heir or…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-84

…f State subject to the provisions of the first and second paragraphs of the sole article of the loi n° 53-661 du 1er août 1953 fixant le régime des redevances dues pour l'occupation du domaine public…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation of cooperatives of activity and employment

Article R7331-8

The articles of association of the cooperative of activity and employment determine the principles governing the contribution of employee entrepreneurs to the financing of the pooled services implemen…

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