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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-12

As soon as possible after an unaccompanied minor has lodged an asylum application, the administrative authority conducts a search for the members of his or her family, while protecting the best intere…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Penalty procedure

Article L423-12

The decision of the Commission du Contrôle de la Réglementation, signed by its Chairman, is notified to the respondent or, where applicable, to the person assisting or representing the respondent, to…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preferential agreement and unilateral undertaking

Article 1124

The unilateral promise is the contract by which one party, the promisor, grants to the other, the beneficiary, the right to opt for the conclusion of a contract whose essential elements are determined…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-111

…products classified as narcotics, any prescription for medicinal products mentioned in article L. 5143-5, as well as in II of article L. 234-2 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, is written, afte…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access for the delegate from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Article R343-15

The delegate of the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees or its authorised representatives shall have access to each waiting area on presentation of their name card and subject…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Revenue and imprest accounts (R).

Article R1617-15

The provisions applicable to revenue accounts and those applicable to imprest accounts shall apply to revenue and imprest accounts.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Start-up and shut-down controls

Article R4324-15

…to occur or which are in the process of occurring. The following are excluded from this obligation: 1° Machinery for which an emergency stop device would not be able to reduce the risk, either because…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Duties of the coordinator.

Article R4532-15

The co-ordinator chairs the inter-company college for safety, health and working conditions when its creation is required.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L2141-12

…activities may not be carried out as part of the self-employed activity provided for in article L. 6154-1. By way of derogation, if no public or private not-for-profit organisation or health establish…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Conditions for authorising laboratories

Article R1131-14

Without prejudice to the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of Article L. 6122-2, the granting or renewal of the authorisation, mentioned in Article R. 1131-13, to perform the analyses mentioned in 1° an…

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