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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Right of communication

Article L811-6

…competent administrative authority by each of the authorities or private persons mentioned in 1° to 8° of Article L. 811-4.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Residence permit commission

Article R432-6

…Paris, the Police Prefect shall set up the residence permit commission provided for in article L. 432-14 by an order:1° Recording the appointment of the local elected representatives mentioned in 1°…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Resignation and dissolution

Article L3121-6

In the event of the dissolution of the departmental council, the resignation of all its serving members or the definitive annulment of the election of all its members, the president is responsible for…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Shareholdings in companies

Article L3231-6

…interest under conditions similar to those provided for, in the case of communes, by article L. 2253-2. By way of derogation from this article, a département may, by deliberation of its deliberative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Career development advice

Article L6111-6

…e of charge and is provided as part of the regional public guidance service mentioned in article L. 6111-3. The career development counselling operator assists people in formalising and implementing t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: National Statutory Committee

Article L6156-6

…consulted on the individual situations of the hospital practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1. The national status commission comprises a college of representatives of the staff mentioned…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional identity card.

Article L7111-6

Professional journalists have a professional identity card, the conditions of issue, period of validity, conditions and forms in which it may be cancelled being determined by decree in the Conseil d'E…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Vocational training trainees.

Article L6523-6

In Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, with a view to improving the qualifications and facilitating the professional integration of unemployed persons experiencing particular difficulties in accessing employmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Access to documents.

Article L8113-6

Where equivalent control guarantees are maintained, companies may, under the conditions and within the limits determined by decree, derogate from the retention of pay slips and the keeping of certain…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Financial regime (R)

Article R2221-61

The fees for the services and products provided by the management company are set by the Board of Directors.

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