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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Transmission of the request by the public prosecutor.

Article 728-22

…he representative of the public prosecutor's office may, at any time, decide to withdraw the certificate, subject to article 728-22-1. He shall inform the competent authority of the executing State of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-22

At the request of the administrator, the court may order the total or partial sale of the business if the proposed plan or plans appear manifestly unsuitable for the recovery of the business or in the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 7: Communication of decisions

Article R531-22

Where the decision has been taken pursuant to Articles L. 511-6 or L. 512-2, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall inform the competent Prefect and the Minister…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Apprenticeship contract preparing for the vocational baccalaureate

Article L6222-22-1

An apprentice preparing for a vocational baccalaureate may, at his own request or that of his employer, at the end of the first year of the contract, continue his training with a view to obtaining a v…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-22

…paragraph of this article in its wording resulting from Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local authority reform and prior to Law no. 2017-1837 of 30 December 2017 on finance for 2018 shall re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1213-22

…airmen.The deliberations of the National Council shall be adopted by a simple majority of the votes cast. In the event of a tie, the chairman has the casting vote.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Appointment to new or vacant offices

Article R742-22

When selecting a successful candidate for the competition provided for in article R. 742-6-1, the Minister for Justice, the Keeper of the Seals, shall appoint, from among the candidates from the same…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Financial organisational provisions specific to Assistance publique-hôpitaux de Paris

Article R6147-13

Within twenty-five days of receipt, the Director General of the Regional Health Agency will forward the investment programme and the overall multi-year financing plan, together with his comments, to t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-22

The employer keeps an up-to-date list of workers likely to be exposed to artificial optical radiation exceeding the exposure limit values defined in articles R. 4452-5 and R. 4452-6. This list shall s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation agreements and secondments

Article R5132-22

…he State may be terminated by the Prefect if the intermediary association makes itself available to carry out particularly dangerous work for which it is not possible to use employees under fixed-term…

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