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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4436-1

A Consultative Council of Amerindian and Bushinenge Populations is hereby established in French Guiana.The Council is composed of representatives of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4436-2

…conditions of appointment or designation of the members of the Consultative Council for Amerindian and Bushinenge Populations, its organisation and its operating rules shall be laid down by decree.Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4436-6

The Consultative Council for Amerindian and Bushinenge Populations may hold joint meetings with the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council or the Council for Culture, Education and the En…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4436-3

Members of the Advisory Council for Amerindian and Bushinenge Populations are appointed for a term of six years.Any person appointed to replace a member of the Council serves until the expiry of the t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book II: Provisions specific to each court.

Article 879

The provisions specific to the courts ruling on industrial tribunal matters are those set out in articles R. 1451-1 to R. 1471-2 of the Labour Code.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-23

Where the court of reconsideration refers the case back to a court hearing the case on the merits, the rules of referral and procedure are those applicable to the courts of referral after cassation.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-3

Claims made pursuant to the provisions of the third paragraph of article 57 and the last paragraph of article 60 of the Civil Code obey the rules of ordinary written procedure applicable before the ju…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Nationality of natural persons

Article 1044

…efore a court that considers that there is a preliminary question, the court shall refer that party to appeal to the competent judicial court within a period of one month or, within the same period, t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter VII: Review in civil matters

Article 1031-22

When the Court of Reconsideration grants a request for reconsideration of the appellant's appeal, the proceedings continue before the full court.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Civil status records

Article 1055-1

The public prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction to challenge before the family court the first name or names chosen by the parents, pursuant to the third paragraph of article 57 of the Civil Code,…

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