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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Renewal procedure

Article R5221-34

Renewal of one of the work permits referred to in articles R. 5221-32 and R. 5221-33 may be refused where : 1° The foreign national concerned fails to comply with the terms of the work permit he or sh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: National Commission for Voting Operations

Article R2122-44

The National Commission for Voting Operations is responsible for : 1° Giving an opinion on the conformity of the electoral propaganda documents of the trade union organisations whose candidacy is publ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Obligations relating to the freezing of assets

Article R773-41

I. - In application of 8° of article 6-2 of Organic Law no. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, articles R. 562-1 to R. 562-9 are applicable by operation of law in…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-80

Any loan intended to supply the establishment fund provided for in article R. 322-44 or, except in the case provided for in article R. 322-79, to finance the development of insurance operations and ne…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Rescript

Article R217-11

The application referred to in Article R. 217-7, the list of additional information referred to in Article R. 217-8 and the notification of the formal position or new formal position of the management…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article R1323-1

Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 1311-2 to L. 1322-4 and R. 1321-1 to R. 1321-5 relating to internal regulations is punishable by a fourth-class fine. Failure to comply with the pr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions.

Article R5211-7

When the organisation of the ski lift service is provided by a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation and, with the agreement of the communes concerned, this establishment institutes and…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exceptional cinematographic performances

Article R211-46

The author of the request determines the classification measure mentioned in article R. 211-12 that accompanies the work or document's endorsement and, where applicable, the warning mentioned in artic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-8

Articles R. 356-9 to R. 356-22 apply to the participating and parent undertakings mentioned respectively in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2. For the purposes of the solvency calcul…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Procedure applicable to the interoperability of technological measures

Article R331-37

Where no appeal to the Paris Court of Appeal has been lodged within the period provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 331-44 or where such appeal has been rejected by a court decision that…

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