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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Administrative penalty procedure and administrative settlement

Article L522-1

The administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs is the competent authority for imposing administrative fines for breaches of the provisions mentioned in articles L. 511-5…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Common provisions

Article D312-8-1

In the absence of an explicit decision taken within two months, the administrative appeal lodged with the authorities mentioned in articles D. 312-3 and D. 312-7 is deemed to have been rejected on the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Subsequent work on the structure.

Article L4532-16

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 4532-7, as the design, study and development phases of the project progress and the work is completed, the project owner shall have a file compiled and c…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial aid.

Article L5213-11

For the application of the provisions of article L. 5213-7 relating to the salary of a disabled worker, aid financed by the development fund for the professional integration of the disabled may be all…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5521-2

For the application of articles L. 5132-11-1 and L. 5132-15-1 in Mayotte, the words: "article L. 351-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "article 7 of order no. 2002-411 of 27 Ma…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Automatic registrations

Article R123-294

Any automatic entry in the National Register of Companies is made by the keeper of the register either on its own initiative or on the basis of a declaration or filing made by the authorised authoriti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Powers of the Executive Council

Article LO6253-4

The Executive Council deliberates on individual decisions in the following areas: 1° Authorisation for foreigners to work; 2° Authorisation for land use or occupation; 3° Appointment to functional pos…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Operating revenue.

Article R2331-1

The fee proportional to the number of kilowatt-hours produced from hydropower provided for in article L. 2331-2 (7°) is determined in accordance with the provisions of article 43 of the standard speci…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special conditions

Article D542

When the sentence enforcement court rules on an application for conditional release pursuant to the provisions of Article 730, it may make the application conditional on a measure of semi-liberty, wor…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2311-8

The approval provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 2311-2 may only be granted to centres that meet the conditions laid down in articles R. 2311-7, R. 2311-9 and R. 2311-13.An order by the…

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