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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section VII: Miscellaneous provisions.

Article 692-2

When, in application of the present code, the clerk's office summons the parties to the hearing by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the parties or some of them may, upon the judge's…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and award conditions

Article 622-7

The total amount of financial aid granted in application of this chapter may not:1° Exceed 50% of the final cost of the work and, in the case of an international co-production, 50% of the French parti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L237-6

Except with the unanimous consent of the partners, the transfer of all or part of the assets of the company in liquidation to a person who has been a partner in name, general partner, manager, directo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-63

The person against whom the order mentioned in article L. 512-52 has been taken may appeal against it to the first president of the court of appeal within whose jurisdiction the judge authorised the m…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Procedure

Article R743-6

At the hearing, the administrative authority that ordered the placement in detention or its representative, is heard at its request or that of the liberties and detention judge.The foreign national, u…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Administration of assets owned jointly by several municipalities.

Article L5816-6

With regard to the administration of the common property and the execution of works relating thereto, the syndicate commission has all the powers attributed to the municipal council. The powers of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Vocational training trainees.

Article L6523-6

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, with a view to improving the qualifications and facilitating the professional integration of unemployed persons experiencing particular difficulties in accessing employmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Control rules

Article R1251-6

The Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer, after checking that the prior declaration complies with the obligations set out in articles R. 1251-4 and R. 1251-5, returns a stamped copy to the sender wi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions for the importation of plasma pastes and labile blood products intended for the preparation of health products.

Article D1221-67

Notwithstanding the provisions of the first paragraph of Article D. 1221-58, the import authorisation may be issued by the Director General of the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General provisions (R)

Article R2221-63

The mayor is the legal representative of a public authority with sole financial autonomy and is its authorising officer. He takes the necessary measures to implement the decisions of the municipal cou…

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