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Showing 2130 of 69474 articles for Art. L 423-1 à L 423-8

French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order

Article 4232-2

Subject to article R. 4233-1 with regard to the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur region and the collectivity of Corsica, the territorial jurisdictions of the regional councils of the order of pharmacists co…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-8

For the issue of the residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7, when parentage is established with regard to a parent pursuant to article 316 of the Civil Code, the applicant, if he or she is…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-8

…of sanction proceedings, the rapporteur notifies the objections to the accused party, who may consult the file and submit his observations within a period of one month following notification. A copy…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: The guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article L423-8

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat will specify :- the conditions and ceilings for compensation per policyholder, subscriber, member or beneficiary, the procedures and deadlines for compensation as well a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-10

A foreign national who is the father or mother of a French child residing in France and who has held for at least three years the temporary residence permit provided for in article L. 423-7 or a multi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Guarantee fund for policyholders against the failure of life and health insurance companies.

Article R423-8

As soon as it has been notified in accordance with I of article L. 423-2, the defaulting company shall inform each policyholder, subscriber or beneficiary of benefits of the proceedings in progress. T…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article R423-8

The statement of objections shall mention the time limit set out in Article…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign national who is a parent of a French national

Article L423-11

A foreign national who is a dependent parent of a French national and his/her spouse will be issued with a ten-year residence permit subject to production of the long-stay visa provided for in 1° of a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Foreign child of a French national

Article L423-12

If they are aged between eighteen and twenty-one, or if they come under the provisions of article L. 421-35, or if they are dependent on their parents, the foreign child of a French national will be i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Foreign nationals authorised to reside in France under family reunification arrangements

Article L423-20

The conditions for the application of articles L. 423-17 and L. 423-19 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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