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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article L744-13

The delegate of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees and his representatives may be authorised to visit places of administrative detention.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Payment of undue payments

Article 1302-3

Restitution is subject to the rules laid down in articles 1352 to 1352-9.It may be reduced if the payment is the result of fault.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-13

The provisions of articles L. 144-11 and L. 144-12 do not apply to leasing transactions relating to goodwill or craft businesses mentioned in 3° of l'article 1er de la loi n° 66-455 du 2 juillet 1966…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Authorisation, registration and declaration decisions

Article R1333-135

The Nuclear Safety Authority may carry out a generic review of the conditions of implementation of a category of nuclear activities. This review is carried out taking into account, in particular, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Breach of contract.

Article L1237-13

…onditions of the termination, in particular the amount of the specific termination indemnity, which may not be less than that of the indemnity provided for in article L. 1234-9.It sets the date of ter…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1844-13

The court, seised of an application for nullity, may, even of its own motion, set a time limit to allow nullities to be covered. It may not declare the nullity less than two months after the date of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The individual retirement savings plan giving rise to the opening of a securities account

Article R224-13

…ities held in the associated securities account and the amount of cash withdrawals. Management fees may also be debited from the cash account. This account may not have a debit balance.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Notification of dismissal

Article R1232-13

Within fifteen days of notification of dismissal, the employee may, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt, ask the employer for clarification of the reasons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies.

Article R233-13

…ion of income or expenses and their inclusion in the taxable income of a subsequent financial year; 2° Adjustments and eliminations imposed on article R. 233-8, the restatements provided for in c of t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Household and other waste

Article L2224-13

…th the départements and regions, for the collection and treatment of household waste.Municipalities may transfer to a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation or to a mixed syndicate eithe…

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