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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Request for review

Article L531-42

…could not have been aware until after this decision.During the preliminary examination, the Office may decide not to conduct an interview.Where, following this preliminary examination, the Office con…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L743-21

An appeal may be lodged by the foreign national, the public prosecutor and the administrative authority.The appeal may be lodged by the foreign national, the public prosecutor and the administrative a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Resignations

Article L2121-5

…e administrative court. The refusal results either from an express declaration addressed to whom it may concern or made public by its author, or from persistent abstention after warning by the authori…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-17

When, after a period of thirty years, a plot has ceased to be maintained, the mayor may declare this state of abandonment by means of a report brought to the attention of the public and the families.I…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Renunciation of the succession.

Article 807

As long as prescription of the right to accept has not been acquired against him, the heir may revoke his renunciation by accepting the succession purely and simply, if it has not already been accepte…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: The opening of the vacancy.

Article 809-2

…subject to the same publicity as the curatorship decision. Creditors and legatees of sums of money may, on proof of their title, consult the inventory and obtain a copy. They may ask to be notified o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Assignment of contract

Article 1216

A contracting party, the assignor, may assign his status as a party to the contract to a third party, the assignee, with the agreement of his co-contracting party, the assignee. This agreement may be…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Collective decisions.

Article 1854-1

…However, one or more shareholders of the acquiring company holding at least 5% of the share capital may apply to the courts for the appointment of an agent for the purpose of causing the shareholders…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Rules specific to farm leases.

Article 1769

…term of the lease the whole or at least half of a crop is removed by fortuitous events, the farmer may claim a remission of the price of his tenancy, unless he is compensated by the previous crops. I…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Transfer of shares.

Article 1868

…t must similarly be notified one month before the sale to the partners and the company. The members may, within this period, decide to dissolve the company or acquire the shares under the conditions p…

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