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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article R421-42

When a foreign national applying for a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT" (ICT seconded employee) as provided for in article L. 421-26, resides outside France, the d…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Crédit maritime mutuel.

Article R512-40

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution referred to in Article L. 612-1 may, after obtaining the opinion of the central body of savings banks and banques populaires, grant collective auth…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R168

The Public Prosecutor or the Principal Public Prosecutor may, by reasoned decision and even though no request has yet been made, decide to conceal information enabling the natural persons mentioned in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Payment of fees

Article R223

The court with jurisdiction to deal with the statement or memorandum of legal costs is the court that prescribed the measure.However, the judicial court has jurisdiction to deal with the statement or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article R421-38

For the application of articles L. 421-26 to L. 421-29, the issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "ICT seconded employee", "ICT mobile seconded employee", "ICT seconded employee (…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Extension of wage agreements

Article R2261-5

The wage agreements mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2261-26 whose extension is envisaged are sent to the members of the sub-committee on agreements of the National Commission for Collec…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Shipments

Article R170

Copies of non-final decisions, decisions handed down by investigating courts or courts for the enforcement of sentences and decisions handed down by juvenile courts or after hearings held in camera, a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R334-13

For the undertakings referred to in Article L. 310-3-2, the minimum required solvency margin is determined, depending on the classes of business carried on, in accordance with the following provisions…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: ENFORCEMENT OF REMOVAL DECISIONS

Article R264-1

The provisions of articles R. 711-3 to R. 711-5, R. 721-1 to R.* 721-3, R. 731-1, R. 732-1 to R. 732-6, R. 733-1 to R. 733-21, R. 741-1 to R. 741-3, R. 742-1, R. 742-2, R. 743-1 to R. 743-22, R. 744-1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals residing outside the European Union or who have been admitted to reside in another Member State and family members

Article R421-41

The multi-annual residence permit bearing the words "salarié détaché ICT", "salarié détaché mobile ICT", "salarié détaché ICT (famille)" or "salarié détaché mobile ICT (famille)" provided for in artic…

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