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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 R426-3

By way of derogation from article R. 431-20, when the holder has already left France, the residence permit bearing the wording "retired person" provided for in article L. 426-8 is issued by the prefec…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APATRIDIA

Article R582-3

The decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons is notified to the person concerned under the conditions laid down in Article R. 531-17.In the event of a decisio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R513-3

The association ensures that its members comply with the obligation to offer their customers recourse to a consumer mediator, in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 612-1 of the French C…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IV: Group insurance

Article A143-3

For the contracts mentioned in article L. 143-1, when the guarantees are expressed in units of account, the insurer or the supplementary occupational pension fund, at the request of the subscriber, me…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Conseil des ventes volontaires de meubles aux enchères publiques.

Article R321-36

The college of the Conseil des maisons de vente is made up of five qualified individuals appointed under the conditions provided for in Article L. 321-21 and six representatives of the profession elec…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-3

In order to benefit from the time credit provided for in article L. 2123-2, an elected member of a municipal council shall inform his employer in writing at least three days before his absence, specif…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R519-34

The association ensures that its members comply with the obligation to offer their customers recourse to a consumer mediator in accordance with the first paragraph of article L. 612-1 of the French Co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Advertising in specialised sales outlets.

Article R3323-3

Inside the points of sale defined in article R. 3323-2, the size of an advertising poster for an alcoholic beverage may not exceed 0.35 square metres. In the rooms of public houses, restaurants and ho…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Right to leave

Article D7121-35

The payment of contributions made by the employer in application of article D. 7121-44 exempts him from the payment of the compensatory leave indemnity, provided for in article L. 3141-28, in the even…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Accounting

Article R7413-3

Subject to the application of Article L. 8232-2, relating to the obligations and solidarity of the principal, the responsibility of the homeworker for the application, to the auxiliary he uses, of all…

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