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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Competent authority

Article R521-4

When the foreign national applies in person to the French Office for Immigration and Integration, the police or gendarmerie services or the prison administration, with a view to requesting asylum, he/…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Common provisions.

Article A432-4

…by the policy, the corresponding indemnity shall, insofar as the claim remains outstanding, be paid to the insured six months after receipt by the organisation mentioned in article L. 432-2 of a regis…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Issue and renewal

Article R7111-4

…for a professional journalist's identity card must comply with the provisions of this code relating to the conditions for salaried employment of foreign nationals in France.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-3

…collective agreement or in the event of an agreement not covering all of the points mentioned in 1° to 5° of article L. 1233-24-2, the administrative authority shall approve the document drawn up by t…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2k: Companies located in priority development zones

Article 44 septdecies

…eclared in accordance with the procedures set out in Articles 50-0 et 53 A.Profits are only subject to income tax or corporation tax for one quarter, half or three quarters of their amount depending o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-36

The investigation decision shall be executed in accordance with the formalities and procedures expressly indicated by the issuing authority, unless the law provides otherwise and provided, on pain of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-38

…similar national procedure, the magistrate hearing the case shall, wherever possible, have recourse to any other investigative measure that makes it possible to obtain the information requested by the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-39

…he authorities of the issuing State in the execution of the investigation decision on national territory only if it appears likely to reduce the rights of the parties and the procedural guarantees app…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Execution of the investigation decision

Article 694-37

…l circumstances justify an extension of this period, the issuing authority is immediately informed, together with the reasons for the extension and the foreseeable date of execution of the investigati…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-4

…allocation, after distribution of the allocations calculated in application of articles L. 2334-16 to L. 2334-18-3, is divided between the two demographic categories in proportion to their population…

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