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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Obtaining a residence permit

Article L433-7

…L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 426-6, L. 426-7 or L. 426-10, or the resident card bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" provided for in artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1a: Deliberative body of associations of communes

Article L5211-7

…the municipal councils of the member communes under the conditions provided for in article L. 2122-7. By way of derogation from the first paragraph of this I, the municipal council may unanimously de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to each fraction (R)

Article R1614-79

…pose of building, renovating, restructuring or making accessible as provided for in articles L. 111-7 to L. 111-7-4 of the Code de la construction et de l'habitation for the benefit of main or sector…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Security measures that may be ordered in the event of a declaration of lack of criminal responsibility on grounds of mental disorder or in the event of recognition of impairment of judgement

Article 706-135

Without prejudice to the application of articles L. 3213-1 and L. 3213-7 of the Public Health Code, when the investigating chamber or a trial court issues a judgment or ruling declaring a person to be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article L2411-7

…hich are collected in kind, as determined by the town council.It is consulted on the development of marshland and uncultivated or obviously under-exploited land belonging to the section under the cond…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors

Article R5315-7

…rd of Directors, with the authorisation of the supervisory ministers. Decisions relating to 4°, 6°, 7°, 9°, 13°, 14°, 15°, 16, 19° and 20° of article R. 5315-3 are enforceable after joint approval by…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article R4021-7

…participation of universities in the system, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 4021-4;7° Drawing up and implementing, in accordance with the provisions of 3° bis of Article L. 4021-7, an…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Loans, profit participation certificates and mutualist certificates.

Article R322-79

…ntation of the resolution.II. - The provisions of sections III and IIIa of chapter V of decree no. 67-236 of 23 March 1967, with the exception of those relating exclusively to commercial companies, ar…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Presumptions of ownership

Article 754 B

…all due care to ensure the effective application of the provisions of articles L. 211-3 and L. 211-7 of the Monetary and Financial Code, the managers, the chairman of the board of directors or the ma…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Annex I

Article Rubrique 7

Heading 7-Economic and financial assistance71. Loans and advances 711. First payment 1. Decision establishing the nature of the advance (loan), the conditions for granting it, the repayment terms, spe…

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