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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Concerted exercise of powers

Article D1111-2

…n tax status in the mountain territories of the region, within the meaning of l'article 3 de la loi n° 85-30 du 9 janvier 1985 relative au développement et à la protection de la montagne. He may not b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Registration in the file

Article R50-36

…orded: 1° Information relating to the person him/herself : a) Surname, first name, sex, date and place of birth, nationality or nationalities and, where applicable, aliases, change of name and customa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article A38-4

The regional directorate of public finance for Brittany and the Ille-et-Vilaine department is responsible for carrying out the following management operations: 1° It is responsible for collecting all…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds.

Article D2573-59

…apter V of Title III of Book III of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Consultation with the social partners with a view to registering higher education diplomas awarded on behalf of the State

Article D6113-27

…ofessional Qualifications under I of article L. 6113-5 are subject to prior consultation in accordance with I of article L. 6113-3 in the following manner:1° National diplomas, diplomas conferring a u…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Extending the stay of students and researchers

Article L422-13

The family members of a foreign national who has been issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "seeking employment or setting up a business", as provided for in article L. 422-10,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-11

…nditions provided by articles L. 1614-1 to L. 1614-3.However, the appropriations from the general decentralisation grant corresponding to the expenditure borne by the State, in the year prior to the t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-4

…n informed of this right pursuant to 3° of Article 10-2, the public prosecutor, notified by the officer or agent of the judicial police, if he or she decides to initiate public proceedings, shall imme…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Background files

Article 230-11

…nd conditions for the application of this section. In particular, it shall specify the list of offences referred to in Article 230-6, the retention period for recorded information, the procedures for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Training.

Article L1442-2

…yers shall grant employees of their company who are members of an industrial tribunal leave of absence, which may be divided into several periods, up to a maximum of : 1° Five days per mandate, for in…

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