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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L653-3

A foreign national who applies to the administrative court for the annulment of the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may accompany his appeal with a request to suspend its enf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Referral to and decision by the court.

Article R631-9

For the application of article R. 621-11, the number of employees to be taken into account is assessed on the date of the request or, in the event of an ex officio referral, on the date the debtor is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Detection of business difficulties by the president of the court

Article R611-17

The request for information provided for in the last paragraph of Article L. 611-2 is sent from the expiry of the period provided for in the first paragraph of article R. 611-13. It shall be in writin…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-6

In the event of the compulsory liquidation of an undertaking referred to in article L. 310-1, the contracts it holds in its portfolio are subject to the provisions of articles L. 326-12 and L. 326-13,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-17

If one of the cases set out in articles R. 1423-15 and R. 1423-16 occurs again during the same year, the second vacancy will only be filled at the time of the annual renewal provided for in article R.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-28

Where no agreement has been reached and the special negotiating body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of Article L. 2352-13, employee participation in the European Compa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Special provisions relating to co-insurance of certain group operations with insurance undertakings governed by the Social Security Code and the Mutual Code

Article L145-7

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of article L. 141-6 of the present code, cover shall continue in the event of the policyholder's safeguard, receivership or liquidation proceedings. In the ev…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-14-1

Independently of the application of the provisions of Articles L. 232-13-1 and L. 232-14, the testing operations mentioned in Article L. 232-12 as well as those falling within the competence of the in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Rent reviews.

Article R145-20

The request for a rent review provided for in article L. 145-37 is made by extrajudicial act or by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall specify, under penalty of nullity, the am…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Fees and compensation paid to bailiffs and law enforcement officers

Article R179

Each hearing judicial officer receives a daily allowance of:1° 20 euros for the service of a hearing of the Cour de cassation;2° 130 euros for the service of a hearing of the cour d'assises;3° 60 euro…

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