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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article L733-1

A foreign national placed under house arrest pursuant to this Title shall report periodically to the police or gendarmerie units.He shall also report, when requested to do so by the administrative aut…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Ordinary powers of investigation

Article R512-38

If it emerges from the laboratory report that the sample does not comply with the characteristics to which the product must conform, the administrative department to which the authorised official repo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Single section: Fines for transport companies that fail to comply with entry regulations

Article R821-6

The official report recording the transport company's failure, mentioned in article L.821-12, is sent to the administrative authority mentioned in article R.* 821-1. A copy of the official report is g…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Judicial supervision

Article R17-2

The service or authority to which the person under investigation must report periodically pursuant to 5° of Article 138 (paragraph 2) shall record the dates on which the person concerned has reported…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Reporting cases of lead poisoning and lead exposure risks for minors - prescription and monitoring of work

Article R1334-1

The reporting of cases of lead poisoning under the conditions set out in article L. 1334-1 is governed by the provisions of articles R. 3113-3 and R. 3113-5. The reporting form conforms to the model d…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Appeals to the Paris Court of Appeal against decisions of the Competition Authority.

Article R464-14

…all transmit to the court registry the case file, which shall include the investigation minutes and reports, the objections, the observations, the report, the documents and the pleadings referred to i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-2

Where a European regulation contains provisions which fall within the scope of this title, a decree in the Council of State shall specify that these provisions, together with those of the European reg…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The National Enforcement Committee

Article L561-42

The chairman of the National Sanction Commission appoints a rapporteur. The rapporteur may not receive any instructions. The Commission shall reach its decision by reasoned decision, without the prese…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Mayotte Regional Health Agency

Article D1446-4

The provisions laid down in articles D. 1432-11 to D. 1432-14 for each of the coordination commissions apply to the Mayotte coordination commission subject to the following adaptations: In article D.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article L2312-1

…s to the municipal council, within a period of two months prior to the examination of the budget, a report on the budget guidelines, the multi-year commitments envisaged and the structure and manageme…

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