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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article L626-2

In the light of the economic, social and, where applicable, environmental assessment, the debtor, with the assistance of the administrator, shall propose a plan, without prejudice to the application o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Duties and performance of duties

Article R121-2

The French Office of Immigration and Integration implements the missions defined in article L. 552-5 and L. 552-6, the Office also coordinates the national accommodation scheme for asylum seekers and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Refusal to issue residence permits

Article R432-2

The implicit rejection decision referred to in article R.* 432-1 arises at the end of a four-month period.As an exception to the first paragraph, this period is ninety days when the foreign national a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Procedure for recognition of statelessness

Article R582-2

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may summon the applicant to a personal interview under the conditions laid down in article R. 531-17.The applicant will be heard…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Submission of the asylum application

Article R754-2

A foreign national placed or held in administrative detention who wishes to apply for asylum is informed, without delay, of the asylum application procedure, of his rights and obligations during this…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Payment to finance mobility services

Article L2531-2

I.-In the Ile-de-France region, natural or legal persons, public or private, with the exception of non-profit-making foundations and associations recognised as being of public utility whose activity i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Powers of the Regional Council

Article L4433-2

The regional councils of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Réunion may create public establishments known as agencies, responsible for the implementation of projects of interest to the region and the operation…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General measures and implementing provisions.

Article L4411-2

Decrees in the Council of State, issued after consultation with the employers' and employees' professional organisations concerned, shall determine the measures for implementing this chapter and may,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment and conditions of practice.

Article L4623-2

A decree determines the conditions under which the duties of occupational physicians may be declared incompatible with the exercise of certain other medical activities.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Recognition of disabled worker status.

Article L5213-2

Disabled worker status is recognised by the Commission des droits et de l'autonomie des personnes handicapées (Commission on the Rights and Independence of Disabled People) referred to in…

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