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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

…in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-20

…egistered creditors equivalent to a summons to appear 24 hours 89.28 € 90 Summons to provide specifications 24 hours 89.28 € 91 Summons to take part 24 hours 89.28 €

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: The Competition Authority.

Article L464-7

…der Article L. 464-1 may be lodged by the parties involved and the Government Commissioner with the Paris Court of Appeal no more than ten days after notification of the decision. The court will rule…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: DEPARTMENTS OF HAUTS-DE-SEINE, SEINE-SAINT-DENIS AND VAL-DE-MARNE

Article L3421-2

…of Hauts-de-Seine, Seine-Saint-Denis and Val-de-Marne contribute 45% of the operating costs of the Paris fire brigade and 37.5% of the capital costs of the barracks, in proportion to their population…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest

Article R751-5

…gn a foreign national to residence pursuant to article L. 751-6 is the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-45

…provals mentioned in 1° of article R. 744-43 and article R. 744-44 are issued by the Prefect or, in Paris, by the Prefect of Police.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO THE EXECUTION OF A TRANSFER DECISION

Article R751-7

…ive detention of a foreign national pursuant to article L. 751-9 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-8

The provisions of articles L. 5212-24 and L. 5212-26 are applicable to mixed syndicates composed exclusively or jointly of communes, départements or public establishments for inter-communal cooperatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Intervention by the administrative authority concerning undertakings subject to the obligation to draw up an employment safeguard plan.

Article L1233-57-1

The majority collective agreement referred to in article L. 1233-24-1 or the document drawn up by the employer referred to in article L. 1233-24-4 shall be sent to the administrative authority for val…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Expertise procedure

Article R1142-63-29

…st reimbursement from the persons considered liable other than the State or their insurers, in application of articles L. 1142-24-16 or L. 1142-24-17.

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