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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article R531-30

…ice for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons takes a decision of inadmissibility in the case provided for in 1° or 2° of Article L. 531-32, it shall rule within one month of the submission…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article R531-35

When, in the cases and under the conditions set out in article L. 531-41, the interested party intends to submit a request for reconsideration, he or she must make a new application for registration w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Administration and municipal services

Article L2542-11

…quest of the family, appoints another minister of the same religion to perform these duties. In all cases, the mayor is responsible for having the body carried, presented, deposited and buried.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Institution of proceedings.

Article 858

In urgent cases, the time limits for appearance and delivery of the summons may be reduced by authorisation of the president of the court. In maritime and aviation matters, the summons may be given, e…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1031

…fteen days, whether or not he intends to make use of the document alleged to be forged.In the first case, or if there is no reply within the period of fifteen days, the first president shall refer the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Litigation procedure.

Article 945

The decisions of the magistrate in charge of hearing the case do not have the authority of res judicata in the main proceedings. They are not subject to any appeal independently of the judgment on the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 2: Proceedings before the guardianship judge

Article 1217

Outside the cases provided for in articles 390,391,442,485 and in the third paragraph of Article 494-3 of the Civil Code, the court shall be seised by application delivered or addressed to the registr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 6: Subsequent work on the structure.

Article L4532-16

Except in the cases provided for in Article L. 4532-7, as the design, study and development phases of the project progress and the work is completed, the project owner shall have a file compiled and c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Examination of authorisation applications

Article L5125-21

…from the date of the judgment closing the business on the grounds of insufficient assets or, as the case may be, the discharge of liabilities.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Brokers.

Article R131-8

The guarantor or insurer, as the case may be, shall issue the sworn goods broker with a guarantee or insurance certificate specifying the name of the credit institution with which the account provided…

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