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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L743-23

The First President of the Court of Appeal or his delegate may, by reasoned order and without having first summoned the parties, reject statements of appeal that are manifestly inadmissible.When an ap…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: The decision on the admissibility of the application and the examination of the conditions of detention

Article R249-23

If the judge deems the application to be admissible, he or she will immediately communicate the admissibility order, by electronic means if necessary, to the head of the prison, asking him or her to f…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Duties of dental surgeons towards patients.

Article R4127-237

Subject to the provisions of article L. 1111-5 and except in the cases provided for in article R. 4127-236, the dental surgeon attached to an establishment with an internship system must, in the prese…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Court reconciliation software

Article 230-20

In order to facilitate the gathering of evidence of offences and the identification of their perpetrators, the services of the national police and the national gendarmerie entrusted with a judicial po…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspectorate of the Agence de la biomédecine

Article R1418-23

Pursuant to Article L. 1418-2, the Agency may carry out inspections of legal entities and individuals holding the authorisations or approvals mentioned in Article L. 1418-1.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Valuation of the property

Article L313-23

The lender shall keep appropriate records concerning the types of property accepted as collateral and the procedures relating thereto in relation to the granting of loans referred to in 2° of Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article R7124-23

Articles R. 7125-1 to R. 7125-3 and R. 7125-26 to R. 7125-28 are applicable to members of the economic, social, environmental, culture and education council.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Contracts relating to liquefied petroleum gas

Article L224-23

Any sums paid in advance by the consumer to the trader shall be returned to him, subject to the payment of any outstanding invoices, at the latest within thirty days of the payment of the last invoice…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-23

Decisions taken by the mayor pursuant to article L. 2122-22 are subject to the same rules as those applicable to deliberations by municipal councils on the same subjects. Unless otherwise stipulated i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Infrastructure management

Article L4424-23

The Corsican territorial collectivity is competent, under the conditions laid down in the civil aviation code, to create, develop, maintain and manage aerodromes and, where applicable, to extend their…

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