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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to the publication of a book in printed and digital form

Article L132-17-2

I.-The publisher is obliged to ensure the permanent and ongoing exploitation of the book published in printed or digital form. II.-The transfer of exploitation rights in printed form is automatically…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Appointment.

Article R742-27-1

The commercial court clerk who wishes to exercise his right of presentation shall inform the Minister for Justice, the Keeper of the Seals, by teleprocedure on the website of the Ministry of Justice,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Management of the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service (R)

Article R1424-20-1

Placed under the authority of the departmental director of fire and rescue services, the agents occupying the posts mentioned in 3° and 4° of article R. 1424-19 ensure the management of their sub-dire…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Ministerial exemptions

Article R3132-21-1

I.-The international tourist zones provided for in article L. 3132-24 are defined by an order of the ministers responsible for labour, tourism and trade. II.-For the application of the provisions of a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7125-25-3

The councillor to the Assembly of French Guyana who wishes to benefit from training under his individual right to training sends a request to the manager of the fund for the financing and management o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7125-25-1

Training courses eligible under the individual right are training courses relating to the exercise of the mandate of the councillor to the Assembly of French Guyana and training courses contributing t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7125-25-4

The councillor to the Assembly of French Guyana who has incurred travel and subsistence expenses to attend training as part of the individual right to training shall send the manager of the fund menti…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Initial risk assessment

Article R4412-97-2

The persons referred to in the first paragraph of I of article R. 4412-97 shall provide the operators responsible for the location survey with any information in their possession that may be useful in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals who fought in the French army, the ranks of the French internal forces, an allied army or the Foreign Legion

Article L426-2

A foreign national who has served in a fighting unit of the French army will be issued with a ten-year resident card, subject to lawful residence.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article R621-2

Subject to the provisions of article R. 621-4, the foreign national submits the declaration of entry into French territory mentioned in article L. 621-3 to the national police services or, in the abse…

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