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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: Residence permits issued for other reasons

Article R426-7

…ue of a residence permit bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" provided for in article L. 426-17 is equivalent to an application for renewal of the residence permit previously acquired.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title: General provisions

Article R1-2

…s mentioned in the first paragraph of Article 2-21 are laid down by the articles R. 114-6 to R. 114-17 of the Heritage Code.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-18

The expenses referred to in article R. 3354-17 are criminal, correctional and police court costs. These costs are paid in accordance with the provisions of Title X of Book V of the Code of Criminal Pr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R950-1

…f 27 March 2007Articles R. 123-51Decree No. 2007-750 of 9 May 2007 Article R. 123-52Decree No. 2010-1706 of 29 December 2010 Article R. 123-53Decree No. 2020-1 of 2 January 2020 Article R. 123-54Decre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article A762-18

The right to object provided for in article 38 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés ne s'applique pas au traitement automatisé.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prohibitions, declarations and notifications

Article R3512-13

I.-The notification referred to in III of article L. 3512-17 includes the following information: 1° A detailed description of the product and instructions for its use; 2° The information on the ingred…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4a: Compensation for victims of benfluorex

Article L1142-24-7

…15 apply to the Office's offer, as do the second to fourth and sixth paragraphs of article L. 1142-17, article L. 1142-19 and the second paragraph of article L. 1142-20. Where the victim has not info…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-6

…issued pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 606/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 June 2013 on the mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters is also notified by the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3142-28

…a sabbatical leave, a leave for business creation or a specific leave mentioned in article L. 6323-17-1 of a duration of at least six months. Seniority acquired in any other company of the same group…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Issue and maintenance of plant variety certificates

Article R623-7

…bject of observations recognised as justified under the conditions laid down in the articles R. 623-17 to R. 623-26 or that the person in charge of the tasks falling within the remit of the national p…

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