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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Legal status of documents

Article L4423-1

…conditions set out in Chapter II of Title IV of Book I of this Part. Notwithstanding 1° of article L. 4141-2, are not subject to the obligation to transmit to the State representative, as provided fo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L157-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories in the wording resulting from ordonnance n°2020-1733 du 1…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Patentable inventions

Article L611-10

…relates to only one of those elements considered as such. 4. Subject to the provisions of Articles L. 611-16 to L. 611-19, inventions relating to a product consisting wholly or partly of biological m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Working conditions and forward-looking management of jobs and skills

Article L2241-12

…d on taking into account the effects of exposure to the occupational risk factors listed in article L. 4161-1. Negotiations on the forward-looking management of jobs and skills may take place at regio…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Jurisdiction of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons

Article L531-1

…nd Stateless Persons, whose missions, status and organisation are defined in particular in Articles L. 121-7 to L. 121-16, decides on asylum applications referred to it. However, it does not have juri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Takeover bids and public exchange offers

Article L433-1-1

The General Regulation of the Autorité des Marchés Financiers also sets the conditions under which, if more than three months have elapsed since the filing of a draft public offer for the securities o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers

Article L573-1-1

…portfolio management company or of one of the legal persons or subsidiaries referred to in Article L. 612-26 or for any manager of a market undertaking, a member of a clearing house or a person autho…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General terms and conditions of sale

Article L441-1-1

…lso responsible for certifying at the end of the negotiation that, in accordance with II of Article L. 443-8, the negotiation did not relate to the portion of the change in the supplier's price that r…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The National Enrolment and Disciplinary Commission.

Article L814-1-1

…f registration or withdrawal and in terms of discipline, are brought before the Paris Court of Appeal. These appeals have suspensive effect.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: One-off assistance for apprentice employers

Article L6243-1-1

For the application of Article L. 6243-1, the number of employees is determined in accordance with the procedures set out in I of Article L. 130-1 of the Social Security Code.

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