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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for visiting the foreign national's home

Article R733-6

For the application of articles L. 733-7 and L. 733-8, the competent liberties and detention judge is that of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the foreign national is assigned to residence…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: General provisions

Article LO1112-6

A territorial authority may not organise a local referendum: 1° As from the first day of the sixth month preceding that in which the general renewal or the renewal of a series of members of its delibe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R1232-6

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : Taxes, fees or payments not provided for in the General Tax Code

Article L2333-76

The municipalities, public establishments for inter-municipal cooperation and mixed syndicates that benefit from the competence provided for in article L. 2224-13 may introduce a fee for the removal o…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Conditions of practice of the profession of industrial property attorney

Article L422-7

Professionals registered on the list provided for in Article L. 422-1 or those established on the territory of a Member State of the European Union or of a State party to the Agreement on the European…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article D112-7

The institution is responsible for conserving, restoring, studying, enriching, presenting to the public and promoting collections in the sporting domain belonging to the State, local authorities, publ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article R225-76

The postal voting form allows a vote on each of the resolutions, in the order in which they are presented at the meeting; it offers the shareholder the possibility of expressing on each resolution a v…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Setting tariffs

Article R444-7

I. - Reasonable remuneration is determined globally for each profession by applying the average profit target for that profession to the regulated turnover. This target is determined on the basis of a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Preparation of the draft plan.

Article R626-7

I.-For the application of the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 626-5, proposals for the settlement of debts are communicated by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt, by the manda…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Litigation by the municipality

Article L2132-6

The taxpayer submits a detailed brief to the administrative court. The mayor submits this brief to the municipal council at the nearest meeting held pursuant to articles L. 2121-7 and L. 2121-9.

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