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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Legal structures

Article L6223-5

The following may not directly or indirectly hold a fraction of the share capital of a company operating a private medical biology laboratory 1° A natural or legal person practising a health professio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Sustainable development plan

Article L4424-15-1

The sustainable development plan may be made compatible pursuant to article L. 300-6-1 of the town planning code. The provisions proposed to ensure the compatibility of the plan are subject to a joint…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-28

I.-For the application of articles L. 2334-7, L. 2531-13, L. 3334-3 and L. 3335-4, the share of actual operating revenue and actual operating expenditure taken into account for the City of Paris are d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Short-stay visas

Article L312-1

Any foreign national wishing to enter France with a view to staying for a period not exceeding three months must apply to the French diplomatic and consular authorities for a short-stay visa, under th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-2

The acts of persecution and the grounds for persecution, within the meaning of Section A of Article 1 of the Geneva Convention of 28 July 1951, shall be assessed under the conditions laid down in para…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: French National Olympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-4

The French National Olympic and Sports Committee is responsible for conciliating disputes between licence holders, sports agents, sports associations and companies and approved sports federations, wit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Offering of banking transactions to individuals resident in France by credit institutions having their registered office in a state that is on the list of states receiving official development assistance and that is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area.

Article L318-2

In order to issue the authorisation provided for in Article L. 318-1, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall verify that the following conditions are met, within the time limits se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Assistance for employees on part-time work

Article L5122-3

I.-For the application of the third paragraph of I of article L. 5122-1, the following is taken into account instead of the legal working time: 1° The working time stipulated in the contract for indiv…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the administration of the person subject to a resolution procedure

Article L613-51-2

The resolution college may dismiss and replace the members of the management board, the senior management or any other person who effectively manages the business within the meaning of Articles L. 511…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Transfer procedures

Article L1424-22

If the agreements provided for in articles L1424-13, L1424-14 and L1424-17, six months before the deadline set in these same articles, a national commission settles, on referral from the prefect, with…

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