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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: CONDITIONS FOR RENEWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R433-5

For the application of 1° of article L. 433-4, the Prefect assesses whether the foreign national has complied with the commitments made under the Republican Integration Contract, where one has been co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Access by employers' groups to public aid for employment and vocational training for member companies

Article D1253-50

The aid referred to in article L. 1253-24 that may be granted to the employers' group in respect of the companies that are members of the employers' group is direct financial aid and reductions and ex…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-55

The information relating to beneficial owners referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 561-46 is declared to the commercial court registry when the application for registration in the Trade a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R937-5

In the first paragraph of Article R. 723-2, the words: "of the minutes of the election of the elected members of the chambers of commerce and industry and the chambers of trade and craft, and, by the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Chronic renal failure.

Article R6123-55

Authorisation to implement or extend the healthcare activities referred to in Article L. 6122-1 may only be granted to health establishments treating chronic renal failure by means of extrarenal purif…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-57

In assessing the limits laid down in this section, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may take into account the financial instruments used by undertakings: a) In which, on the one ha…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act No. 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal per…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Exceptional transplant activities referred to in Article L. 162-30-5 of the Social Security Code

Article R6123-83-5

The application for authorisation is sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency, by any means which provides a date certain of its receipt, by the health establishment seeking authoris…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 231-5

The amount of the direct allocation is obtained by multiplying the circulation index by the ratio between the amount of credits allocated to direct allocations and the sum of the circulation indices o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Processing of personal data

Article R7343-5

The rights of access and rectification, as well as the right to limit the data recorded in the processing provided for in Article R. 7343-3, may be exercised with the departments of the Employment Pla…

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