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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Appeals against visa refusals

Article D312-5-1

The committee may either reject the appeal or recommend that the Minister of Foreign Affairs and the Minister of the Interior grant the long-stay visa applied for. The chairman of the committee may re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Resignation and dissolution

Article L3121-5

When the operation of a departmental council proves impossible, the government may pronounce its dissolution by reasoned decree taken in the Council of Ministers; it shall inform Parliament of this as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Resignation and dissolution.

Article L4132-3

Where the operation of a regional council proves impossible, the government may order its dissolution by a reasoned decree issued in the Council of Ministers; it shall inform Parliament of this as soo…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The civil register

Article 1061

Copies of extracts kept in the civil register may be issued to any interested party. They may only be issued with the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor where an indication of cancellation has bee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Realisation of the pledge and purging of registered claims.

Article R143-4

The public officer appointed to carry out the sale of a business may have a copy of the supporting document mentioned in article R. 521-7 issued to him by the registrar. He may also obtain a copy of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Resignation and dissolution

Article L7122-4

When the functioning of the Assembly of French Guyana proves impossible, the Government may pronounce its dissolution by reasoned decree taken in the Council of Ministers; it shall inform Parliament o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation and operation

Article R1423-45

In carrying out the duties provided for in articles R. 1423-37 to R. 1423-42, the Registrar may be assisted by one or more deputies. The latter may manage several registry departments or supervise the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Decisions.

Article R464-1

The application for precautionary measures referred to in Article L. 464-1 may only be lodged in conjunction with a referral on the merits to the Autorité de la concurrence. It may be submitted at any…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article R722-21

The president, vice-president, presidents of chambers and judges in office or honorary judges of the commercial courts may not refer to their status without specifying the commercial court where they…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Relations with the statutory auditors

Article D612-54

The AMF may take into account information about the proposed statutory auditor or, as the case may be, the natural person proposed to perform the assignment, which is sent to it by one of the authorit…

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