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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Initiation of compulsory enforcement proceedings

Article R722-1

…s for the compensation of the financial imbalances resulting from the application of Directive 2001/40/EC on the mutual recognition of decisions on the expulsion of third-country nationals.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tasks

Article R721-3

…R. 131-33 to R. 131-37;2° Carries out the tasks assigned to the Banque de France by Articles R. 131-40 and R. 131-41.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Practice in overseas departments.

Article R5125-44

By way of derogation from the provisions of article R. 5125-40, in the departments of Guadeloupe, Guyana, Martinique and Reunion, the replacement of a dispensary holder for an absence of more than thr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter: Provisions relating to the publication of criminal decisions

Article R8211-7

…with the Minister for Employment (Directorate General for Employment), pursuant to articles 39 and 40 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and freedoms, and th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Performance of the credit agreement

Article D312-18

…by a promise of sale or hire purchase, the lessor is entitled to demand, pursuant to article L. 312-40, an indemnity equal to the difference between, on the one hand, the residual value excluding taxe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantees granted at the end of the term of office.

Article R3123-8-4

…From the seventh month following the start of payment of the allowance, the amount is increased to 40%..

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Cross-disciplinary provisions on quality in cancer care

Article D6124-131-8

…e National Cancer Institute, which complements the shared medical file mentioned in article R. 1111-40.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
a : Communications and notifications applicable when the appellant is the claimant or the judicial agent of the State

Article R40-12

…icated to the Public Prosecutor at the Court of Cassation and to the person mentioned in article R. 40-9 within the fifteen-day period. The provisions of the second paragraph of article R. 33 are appl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R775-38

…3-0 No 2018-284 of 18 April 2018 R. 561-4 and R. 561-5 No. 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-5-1 n° 2021-387 of 2 April 2021 R. 561-5-2 to R. 561-9 n° 2020-118 of 12 February 2020 R. 561-10 n° 2021…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L1311-16

When, in the woods and forests of collectivities subject to the forestry regime, pursuant to Book I of the Forestry Code, felling or felling products are sold that group together in the same lot woods…

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