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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-29

…on of each application in compliance with the procedural guarantees provided for in Articles L. 531-2 to L. 531-23.In the cases provided for in 3° of Article L. 531-24 and 6° of Article L. 531-27, the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Accelerated procedure

Article L531-26

…der to mislead the Office, or has submitted several asylum applications under different identities ;2° The applicant has only raised questions in support of his application that are irrelevant to the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Family reunification

Article L561-2

…marriage or civil union took place prior to the date of submission of his or her asylum application;2° By his or her cohabiting partner, aged at least eighteen, with whom he or she had, prior to the d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Litigation procedure

Article L615-2

Articles L. 614-7 to L. 614-13 are applicable to the challenge of the decision provided for in article L. 615-1 when the foreign national who is the subject of it is under house arrest pursuant to art…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Term bonds

Article 1305-2

What is only due in time cannot be demanded before the due date; but what has been paid in advance cannot be repeated.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Special rules

Article 1348-2

The parties may freely agree to extinguish any mutual obligations, present or future, by way of compensation; such compensation shall take effect on the date of their agreement or, in the case of futu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-28

…before the investigating chamber, to one or more of the measures provided for in Articles 138 and 142-5.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-27

…stodial sentence or detention order and the person is in the case provided for in 4° of article 695-22-1 and has not been informed in the legally prescribed manner of the existence of the criminal pro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Enforcement procedure

Article 695-26

…ssion made under the conditions provided for in the second paragraph of Article 695-15. Articles 74-2 and 230-33 are applicable to the search for a person who is the subject of a European arrest warra…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Disciplinary procedure

Article R241-22

…mber of the Board or the agent of the Agency appointed pursuant to the last paragraph of Article R. 232-11 may attend the hearing and submit observations. Where appropriate, the member of the Board ma…

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