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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique (Departmental Cinematographic Development Commission)

Article R212-6-5

For the Commission départementale d'aménagement cinématographique de Paris, the Paris City Council draws up a list of four arrondissement councillors from which the arrondissement councillor who is to…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 7: Investment aid fund for departmental and territorial fire and rescue services

Article D1424-32-6

…n his absence, by the delegate prefect for defence and security placed under his authority. For the Paris defence and security zone, it is chaired by the police prefect or, in his absence, by the pref…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings and rules of procedure

Article R623-2

The court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the defendant lives. The Paris judicial court shall have jurisdiction where the defendant lives abroad or has no known domicile or re…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Appeal to the Court of Cassation

Article R342-19

…he first president of the court of appeal or his delegate is not subject to opposition.An appeal in cassation is open to the foreign national, the prefect of the department or, in Paris, the police pr…

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

Article R552-16

For the application of the second paragraph of article L. 552-15, acts contrary to public order are recorded by the prefect of the department in which the person accommodated is domiciled, or, in Pari…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Specific provisions for foreign nationals subject to a French ban when they are no longer under house arrest

Article R733-21

…ration and presentation obligations set out in article L. 733-16 is the département 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 1: Competent administrative authority

Article R632-1

Except in cases of absolute urgency, the administrative authority competent to order the expulsion of a foreign national pursuant to article L. 631-1 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the poli…

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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 R752-1

…l seeking asylum under house arrest pursuant to article L. 752-1 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Group action

Article 849

…he judicial court with territorial jurisdiction is that of the place where the defendant lives. The Paris judicial court has jurisdiction when the defendant lives abroad or has no known domicile or re…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: The reconstitution of destroyed documents.

Article 1431

…was drawn up abroad, that of the place where the claimant lives; if the claimant lives abroad, the Paris judicial court.

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