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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Validation

Article R313-12

…orially competent prefect, within two months of this refusal. Before making a decision, the prefect may have the certificate verified by the French Office for Immigration and Integration under the con…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 1: Statement of appeal

Article R342-10

The order of the liberty and detention judge may be appealed to the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate, within twenty-four hours of its pronouncement, by the foreign national, the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2 : Verification of foreign civil status records

Article R811-2

…checks have not been successful, the suspension of the time limit for investigating the application may be extended for a strictly necessary period, which may not exceed four months.These provisions a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-4

…e parcels over which these rights are exercised. During the period of posting, any interested party may make written observations or complaints, which are decided upon by the town council. A new state…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Deliberations.

Article L3121-17

…committee, the budgets and accounts of the department and the decrees of the president.Each person may publish them under his or her own responsibility.The documents referred to in the second paragra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of departmental mandates

Article L3123-19-2

…he department and the department's estate includes official accommodation, the departmental council may determine by deliberation the terms and conditions under which this accommodation is allocated t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I : State services made available

Article L3141-1

For the preparation and execution of the deliberations of the departmental council , its chairman may call upon the services of decentralised government departments as required. The president of the d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L3441-4

In the areas of competence of the department, the departmental councils of the overseas departments may, by deliberation, request the authorities of the Republic to authorise their president to negoti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Conditions for exercising metropolitan mandates

Article L3632-3

…e maximum rate of 70% to the reference term mentioned in Article L. 3632-1.The Metropolitan Council may, under conditions set by its internal regulations, reduce the amount of the allowances it alloca…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of regional mandates.

Article L4135-19-2

…capital of the region and the region's estate includes company accommodation, the regional council may determine by deliberation the terms and conditions under which this accommodation is allocated t…

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