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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: ALLOWANCE FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article D553-25

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 551-14, the invalidity of the asylum application certificate will result in the suspension of entitlement to the allowance, unless it is attributable…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: The business.

Article R141-2

When the objection provided for in article L. 141-14 is made by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, the date of opposition is the date of dispatch of the letter by the creditor.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Accreditation Commission.

Article R1114-6

…ong their number to chair the committee if the chairman is unable to attend or has an interest in a case. A number of alternates equal to the number of full members mentioned in 2° of article R. 1114-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3b: Hybrid specialities

Article R5121-9-6

…ecurity, at the request of an applicant, may refer a request to the Director of the Agency. In this case, the Director General of the Agency, if the conditions laid down in c of 5° of Article L. 5121-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Composition and operation

Article R612-7

…ticle L. 612-15, the supervisory board may also give the Secretary General authority, except in the case of authorisations or changes to shareholdings in a supervised person, for the measures referred…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Book II: Provisions specific to each court.

Article 1037-1

In the event of referral back to the Court of Appeal, where the case was covered by the ordinary procedure, it shall be fixed within a short time under the conditions of Article 905. In this case, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Implementation.

Article L2331-4

The undertakings referred to in points a and c of paragraph 5 of Article 3 of Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004 of 20 January 2004 on concentrations shall not be regarded as dominant undertakings.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1691 bis A

Establishments that guarantee completion of the construction are jointly and severally liable for payment of the development tax provided for in Article 1635 quater A with the taxpayer(s) mentioned in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-11

At the end of the transitional period provided for in C of article L. 2333-16, the increase in the basic rate per square metre of a stand is limited to €5 compared with the previous year.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article R214-231-1

The financing bodies referred to in 2°c of A of article R. 332-2 of the Insurance Code are financing bodies within the meaning of article L. 214-166-2 of this Code.

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