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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trade union delegate, mandated employee, employee adviser and member of the staff delegation of the inter-company social and economic committee

Article L2421-2

…entioned in article L. 231-11 of the Social Security Code; 2° Member of the board of directors of a mutual insurance company, union or federation mentioned in article L. 114-24 of the Mutual Insurance…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-15

…ce permit issued, pursuant to article L. 426-11, to a foreign national holding long-term resident - EU status in another European Union Member State.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refugees

Article L424-8

The residence permit bearing the wording "long-term resident-EU" issued pursuant to article L. 424-5 may be withdrawn from a foreign national who loses refugee status pursuant to F of article 1 of the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 6: Border checks and presentation of identity documents

Article 67

…under the conditions laid down in Chapter II of Title II and Chapter II of Title III of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the ru…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-7-1

Any sponsor based in France who plans to carry out research involving the human person in a non-EU country may submit its project to a committee for the protection of individuals.The Committee for the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Participative finance service providers

Article L547-4

…services identical to those mentioned in point ii) of a) of paragraph 1 of Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 of 7 October 2020 relating to participatory finance projects involving shares defined…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-8

The award of selective financial aid is subject to the provisions of Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: RESEARCH AND MONITORING

Article R511-4

…s at least of an advanced level based on a qualified certificate, within the meaning of Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014 on electronic identifi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-21

…nal with evidence of at least eighteen months' residence in another Member State under cover of an "EU Blue Card" issued by that State applies in France for a multi-annual residence permit bearing the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Qualified employees

Article R421-22

When the multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "talent passport-European Blue Card" provided for in article L. 421-11 is issued on proof of a stay of at least eighteen months in another Memb…

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