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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article L751-3

Aforeign nationals placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 751-2 may be placed in detention pursuant to article L. 751-9 if they present a non-negligible risk of absconding as defined in arti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: While the State responsible for examining the asylum application is being determined and for the purposes of enforcing the transfer decision

Article R751-3

For the application of the third paragraph of article L. 751-5, the procedure shall be as set out in articles R. 733-6 to R. 733-13.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General conditions of application of the Code in the local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution, in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article L711-3

For the application of the provisions of Books I to VI of this Code in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, subject to the adaptations in this Book :1° References to the provis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Election of representatives of local authorities and public establishments of inter-municipal cooperation with their own tax status

Article R1213-3

The four representatives of the départements and their alternates are elected by the college of the presidents of the departmental councils in a single-round majority list ballot, with complete lists…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Special provisions for public services.

Article L2512-3

In the event of a concerted stoppage of work by the staff referred to in article L. 2512-1, the time at which work is stopped and the time at which it is resumed may not be different for the various c…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Special provisions relating to the content of award notices

Article R2383-3

Under the conditions laid down in Article L. 2332-1, certain information on the award of the contract may not be published if its disclosure would impede law enforcement, would be contrary to the publ…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Mergers, demergers and partial contributions of assets between associations

Article 30-21

The contribution auditors are chosen by the associations participating in the transaction from among the auditors registered on the list provided for in I de l'article L. 822-1 du code de commerce ou…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Maintenance file

Article R4211-3

When taking possession of the premises, and no later than one month thereafter, the project owner draws up a maintenance file for the workplaces and sends it to the users. This file includes, in addit…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article L651-3

In the cases provided for in Article L. 651-2, the matter shall be referred to the court by the liquidator or the public prosecutor.In the collective interest of the creditors, the matter may also be…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Validation of acquired experience

Article A212-43-3

The interview provided for inarticle L. 335-5 of the Education Code is conducted by at least two members of the selection panel. It lasts between 15 and 30 minutes.

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