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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 L531-31

The decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons referred to in Article L. 531-26, that of the administrative authority referred to in Article L. 531-27, or the r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: The Town Council

Article L2121-31

The town council approves the administrative accounts presented to it annually by the mayor. It hears, discusses and approves the management accounts of the tax collectors unless they are finally sett…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Conditions for exercising municipal mandates

Article L2123-31

Municipalities are liable for damages resulting from accidents suffered by mayors, deputy mayors and presidents of special delegations in the performance of their duties.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Funeral operations

Article L2223-31

Authorised companies or associations may not use in their signs, advertisements or printed matter any terms or references which tend to create confusion with the régies, the delegates of the communes…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-31

As an exception to the provisions of Article 750, the maximum duration of judicial restraint is set at one year when the fine and pecuniary penalties imposed for one of the offences mentioned in artic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Provisions relating to the judicial supervision of dangerous persons convicted of a felony or misdemeanour

Article 723-31

The risk of re-offending mentioned in Article 723-29 must be established by a medical assessment ordered by the sentence enforcement judge in accordance with the provisions of article 712-16, the conc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation

Article A212-31

The advisory opinion of the National Technical Director mentioned in article R. 212-10-12 is deemed favourable in the absence of a response within two months of the matter being referred to him by the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Technical and safety guarantees

Article A322-31

The design of devices that allow pools to be modified, such as movable floors, docks and walls, or any submerged device, does not present a danger to bathers in any position.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Specialist committees

Article L533-31

In investment firms of significant importance in relation to their size, the board of directors, the supervisory board or any other body exercising equivalent supervisory functions shall establish a r…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article L612-31

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may give formal notice to any person subject to its supervision to take, within a specified period, any measures intended to bring it into complian…

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