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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Presenting the foreign national to the consular authorities

Article L733-6

…comply with a request to be presented to the consular authorities of the country of which he or she may reasonably be assumed to be a national, with a view to the issue of a travel document, the admin…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Joint investigation teams

Article 695-3

…vestigation team, French judicial police officers and agents seconded to a joint investigation team may carry out operations prescribed by the team leader, throughout the territory of the State in whi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 4: Surrender of the wanted person

Article 695-39

…there for an act other than that covered by the European arrest warrant, the Investigating Chamber may, after ruling on the execution of the arrest warrant, defer the surrender of the person concerne…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-6

…he International Health Regulations 2005, emanates from a vessel flying the French flag wherever it may be, or from a vessel flying a foreign flag sailing in French territorial or internal waters boun…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: The general meeting of mutual insurance companies

Article R322-62

…s for the past financial year.The Board of Directors, the Management Board or the Supervisory Board may convene a General Meeting at any time.The date set by the Articles of Association for the Genera…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-6

…cial courts are elected for two years at the time of their first election. After a first term, they may be re-elected for a period of four years, in the same court or in any other commercial court. Wh…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Allocation of profit-sharing.

Article L3314-6

…the persons mentioned in 3° of the same article L. 3312-3, the allocation in proportion to salaries may retain an amount which may not exceed a quarter of the ceiling mentioned in the first paragraph…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-67

…shares of the company are in registered form, the insertions provided for in the previous paragraph may be replaced by a notice made, at the expense of the company, by simple or registered letter sent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation and operation

Article L5721-6

…budgets and accounts as well as the decisions of the president of these public establishments.Each may publish them under its own responsibility.The communication of the documents mentioned in the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-6

…ach item of business to be submitted to them. The Director of the Agency and the Accounting Officer may, with the agreement of the Chairman, attend and be heard at meetings of the Board of Directors.…

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