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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Special provisions for local authorities governed by Article 73 of the Constitution

Article R591-12

The adaptations to Articles R. 531-2, R. 531-4, R. 531-5, R. 531-6, R. 531-7, R. 531-11 and R. 531-17, provided for in 1° to 7° of Article R. 591-11, apply to asylum applications registered in Martini…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Safeguard plan.

Article L626-12

Without prejudice to the application of the provisions of Article L. 626-18, the duration of the plan is set by the court. It may not exceed ten years. Where the debtor is a person engaged in an agric…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-12

The sports agents' commission may, at the request of the licence holder, suspend a sports agent's licence. The regulations governing sports agents specify the procedures for requesting suspension and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-12

Where it has imposed the measures provided for in Article L. 613-24 without an adversarial procedure, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall immediately notify the credit instituti…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Dissolution or suspension of activity of an association or de facto group whose purpose is to support a sports association

Article R332-11

If the Minister for the Interior refers a proposal to dissolve an association or de facto group mentioned in article L. 332-18 to the Commission, the Commission will issue its opinion within one month…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article R641-11

With the exception of Article R. 621-20 and of the first sentence of the first paragraph of article R. 621-23, the provisions of articles R. 621-17 to R. 621-24 and R. 622-18 are applicable to the pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-129

Autovaccines are prepared under the responsibility of a qualified person, who has obtained the authorisation provided for in article L. 5141-12, in facilities which may, where appropriate, be made ava…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Legal system for acts taken by municipal authorities

Article L2131-12

The provisions of articles L. 2131-1 to L. 2131-11 are applicable to communal public establishments.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: Residence permits on humanitarian grounds

Article R425-12

The medical report referred to in article R. 425-11 is drawn up by an Office français de l'immigration et de l'intégration doctor on the basis of a medical certificate drawn up by the doctor who usual…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title I: Individuals

Article 1263-1

…heir articles of association, to combat discrimination may bring legal actions arising from the loi n° 2008-496 du 27 mai 2008 on behalf of the victim of discrimination. The association must prove tha…

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