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

Article D551-16

…s or for these to be terminated under the conditions laid down by articles L. 551-15, L. 551-16 and D. 551-17 to R. 551-23.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article D40-3

…he president of the investigating chamber may be the copy in digital format provided for by Article D. 15-7. It may be sent by electronic means of communication.

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Payment for retraining or promotion through work-linked training schemes

Article D6332-91

…loyers in companies with fewer than 50 employees in excess of the lump sums provided for in article D. 6332-89 may be financed by the skills operator from funds allocated to skills development for the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Medical biology laboratory activity

Article D6211-14

…sdiction it is established, the total number of medical biology examinations, as defined in Article D. 6211-13, that it has performed during the previous calendar year. This declaration distinguishes…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Revitalisation by companies subject to the obligation to offer redeployment leave

Article D1233-41

…undancy or the collective redundancy agreement on other companies in the employment area(s) concerned.The measures envisaged in the form of the granting of a loan for the same purpose are valued at an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-79

…date of this request to forward the level of funding they have determined in application of article D. 6332-78 to the skills operator to which they belong, which will forward it to France Compétences.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-6

…three years of operation of the laboratory, estimated in accordance with the provisions of Articles D. 6211-13 and D. 6211-14 ; 8° Where applicable, a copy of the cooperation agreement(s) provided for…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-4

Within the limits set out in Article D. 514-8, the institution may grant a loan for an amount greater than that guaranteed by the judicial auctioneers. If the pledged property is sold at a price lower…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article D2564-10

…on, the Prefect will inform the applicant that the application, drawn up in accordance with article D. 2564-9, is complete, or will request the production of any missing documents. In the latter case,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Provisions specific to local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, Saint-Martin, Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D3512-35

…the Constitution, in Saint-Martin, in Saint-Barthélemy and in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, in Article D. 3512-9-1, the words: "tobacconists, holders of purchaser-reseller status and resellers, mentioned…

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