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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest or administrative detention

Article R753-4

A foreign national placed in administrative detention pursuant to article L. 753-1 may, independently of the examination of their state of vulnerability by the administrative authority when they are p…

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

Article R751-8

A foreign national placed in administrative detention pursuant to article L. 751-9 may, independently of the examination of their state of vulnerability by the administrative authority when they are p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article L2333-27

…lat-rate tourist tax for actions to protect and manage their natural areas, the proceeds of the tax may be allocated, subject to the same article L. 133-7, to expenditure intended to encourage the pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article L2511-12

The arrondissement council may submit written questions to the mayor of the municipality or the mayor of Paris on any matter concerning the arrondissement. In the absence of a written reply within for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title X: Legal costs

Article 800-2

…ny decision other than a conviction or a declaration that the accused is not criminally responsible may award the person prosecuted for a criminal or civil offence compensation that it determines in r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, investment firms, electronic money institutions and payment institutions.

Article L613-27

…hip and compulsory liquidation proceedings instituted by Title II of Book VI of the Commercial Code may not be opened in respect of a credit institution, finance company, electronic money institution,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Appeal procedures

Article L621-30

…have suspensive effect unless the court decides otherwise. In this case, the court hearing the case may order a stay of execution of the contested decision if it is likely to have manifestly excessive…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-9

…le L. 141-1, contains the following information 1° It is stated that the policyholder or subscriber may designate the beneficiary or beneficiaries in the contract and subsequently by amendment to the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Inter-company occupational health and prevention services.

Article L4622-8

…ts, occupational medicine interns, occupational risk prevention specialists and nurses. These teams may be supplemented by medical auxiliaries with occupational health skills, occupational health and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General organisation.

Article L6141-7-3

Public health establishments may set up one or more hospital foundations, with legal personality, resulting from the irrevocable allocation to the establishment concerned of assets, rights or resource…

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