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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R441-5

…the director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment; > 2° 1° of article R. 425-4 is deleted; 3° In Article R. 425-7: a) The reference to article L. 160-1 of the Social Security…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 6: The auction judgement and the bill of sale

Article R322-59

In addition to the information required for all judgements, the adjudication judgement refers to the orientation judgement, the judgements ruling on disputes and the conditions of sale. It designates…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Performance of the credit agreement

Article L313-52

No compensation or costs other than those mentioned in article L. 313-51 may not be charged to the borrower in the event of default as provided for in this article. However, in the event of default by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Protection.

Article L4623-5

An occupational physician may only be dismissed with the authorisation of the Labour Inspector responsible for the Occupational Health and Prevention Department, after obtaining the opinion of the Lab…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title: XIV: Measures to protect victims of violence

Article 515-11

…cy accommodation. In this case, the related costs may be borne by the violent partner or cohabitee ;5° Ruling on the arrangements for exercising parental authority and, within the meaning of article 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Resources and expenditure of the social and economic committee

Article R2312-51

…e social and economic committee or, where applicable, in the documents referred to in article L. 2315-65 and in the report referred to in article L. 2315-69. When part of the surplus is transferred to…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Information on prices and conditions of sale

Article L112-5

…ative authority which could expose it to the administrative penalty provided for in articles L. 131-5 and L. 131-6. The administrative authority formally takes a position on this request within a peri…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-5

…tors updated and published in the Bulletin officiel de la propriété industrielle in accordance with 5° of Article L. 721-6. For the purposes of this section, an operator means any natural or legal per…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions relating to beneficiaries

Article 511-3

…in France on television services;4° Exploitation in France on on-demand audiovisual media services;5° Exploitation abroad.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Travel documents

Article R414-5

Subject to the specific provisions laid down in Articles R. 561-5 to R. 561-11, any travel document issued for a period of more than one year shall incorporate the security features and biometric elem…

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