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

Article R432-5

A resident permit may be withdrawn and replaced ipso jure by a temporary residence permit in the following cases: 1° The foreign national, holder of a resident permit, may not be subject to a deportat…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-4

…e councillors to the Assembly, on a specific agenda set out in the convocation, for a duration that may not exceed two days. The same councillor to the Assembly may not present more than one request f…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-title III: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 964

…mation de jugement.Unless the parties have been summoned or subpoenaed to appear at a hearing, they may rule without debate. They shall rule, where appropriate, on claims based on Article 700.Tried wi…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IIa : Changing the sex indication in civil status records

Article 1055-9

…gal representatives.The person whose civil status is in question or his or her legal representative may be heard.The beneficiary of the change of forename may also apply for this change, subsequent to…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the administration of the person subject to a resolution procedure

Article L613-51

…to in I of Article L. 613-34 of the measures referred to in this sub-section, the resolution board may decide to exercise, in respect of that person, all the rights and powers conferred on the holder…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Injunctions, emergency measures and other measures

Article L621-13-7

I.-The Autorité des marchés financiers may suspend the marketing or sale of financial instruments, units mentioned in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Capital increase.

Article L3332-21

The General Meeting which decides on the capital increase may provide for the free allocation of shares or other securities giving access to the capital. The total benefit resulting from this allocati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions.

Article L4443-2

The pharmacist members of the Disciplinary Board are elected for a term of six years and may be re-elected every three years in fractions of three members. Retiring members may be re-elected. A deputy…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for accessing the shared medical record and the rights of the holder

Article R1111-51

…ce with the confidentiality rules specified in the first paragraph of Article L. 1110-4. The holder may himself rectify the data he has entered in his shared medical record. He may not, however, delet…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions adapting Book IV.

Article L954-3

…e cessation of advertising carried out under conditions that do not comply with the first paragraph may be ordered by the investigating judge or by the court hearing the prosecution, either at the req…

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