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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to French Guiana

Article R591-7

In the case provided for in Article R. 591-6, for the application of the provisions of Chapter I of Title III: 1° In article R. 531-2, the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven da…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article D6264-7

The collectivity receives the allocation provided for in Article R. 3334-5 under the same conditions as the départements.It also receives an allocation taken from the appropriations allocated to the i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article D6364-7

The collectivity receives the allocation provided for in Article R. 3334-5 under the same conditions as the départements.It also receives an allocation taken from the appropriations allocated to the i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Board of Directors.

Article R1222-7

The deliberations of the Board of Directors are forwarded to the Minister for Health. Decisions relating to the budget and financial statements are enforceable under the conditions set out in Title II…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-7

The SICAV is a public limited company (société anonyme) or a simplified joint stock company (société par actions simplifiée) whose sole purpose is to manage a portfolio of financial instruments and de…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Jurisdiction and procedure before courts of first instance

Article 712-9

If the non-detained sentenced person, duly summoned to the address declared to the sentence enforcement judge under whose supervision he or she is placed, fails, without legitimate reason, to attend t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 6: Provisional arrest.

Article 728-68

At any time, the person may ask the liberty and custody judge, in accordance with the procedures set out in articles 148-6 and 148-7, his release or the lifting of judicial supervision or house arrest…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Registration of homeopathic medicines.

Article R5141-72

The labelling and, where appropriate, the package leaflet of the homeopathic veterinary medicinal products referred to in article L. 5141-9 must bear the following information exclusively: 1° The very…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Reduction of sentences

Article 721-2

I.-When a convicted person serving one or more custodial sentences has not been able to benefit from a measure of release on parole or conditional release under the conditions provided for in Articles…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Machinery and other work equipment

Article R4313-77

Where the machine is referred to in Article R. 4313-78 and is not manufactured in accordance with the harmonised standards referred to in Article L. 4311-7 or if the harmonised standards do not cover…

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