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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-3

…ances issued on the basis of Article 74-1 of the Constitution when they relate to Saint-Barthélemy; 3° On bills authorising the ratification or approval of France's international commitments which int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6313-3

…rdinances issued on the basis of Article 74-1 of the Constitution when they relate to Saint-Martin; 3° On bills authorising the ratification or approval of France's international commitments which int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6413-3

…sued on the basis of Article 74-1 of the Constitution when they relate to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon; 3° On draft bills authorising the ratification or approval of international commitments which fall w…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Information obligations on the establishment

Article R3211-31

I.-The information provided for in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 3222-5-1 concerning the renewal of a seclusion or restraint measure is delivered without delay and by any means that enables…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: General obligations of traders

Article A123-3

I.-The qualified electronic signature certificate referred to in Article R. 123-5 falls at least, pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 910/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 July 2014…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article 141-3

…y in articles 145-1 and 145-2. Where the sentence incurred is less than that mentioned in article 143-1, the total period of detention may not exceed four months.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-31

…f the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons referred to in Article L. 531-26, that of the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 531-27, or the refusal of the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE MUNICIPALITY

Article L2124-3

In times of war, the representative of the State in the department may, by himself or by a special delegate, take a measure of communal interest by substituting himself for the mayor who, despite form…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L837-3

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat, issued after consultation with the Commission nationale de l'informatique et des libertés, sets out the terms and conditions for the application of the third paragraph…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors and General Management.

Article R225-33

The Board of Directors freely distributes among its members, where applicable under the conditions provided for in Article L. 22-10-8, the overall sums allocated to the directors in the form of attend…

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