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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Verification of housing conditions

Article R434-21

…te verification of the housing conditions of the applicant for family reunification gives rise to a report, the model for which is established by order of the minister responsible for immigration.

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions.

Article 1018

The lawyers shall be heard after the report if they so request. The parties may also be heard after being authorised to do so by the chairman.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Approval procedure

Article R1114-15

Approved associations report annually on their activities to the administrative authority which granted approval, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Health.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: State services made available

Article L6454-2

The heads of State services placed at the disposal of the territorial authority shall report to the State representative on the activities they have carried out on behalf of the latter.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Administrative management of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police tasks

Article R15-33-13

…of the customs and tax authorities ensures that judicial police operations are carried out and that reports are forwarded to the judicial authorities..

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Banking Inclusion Observatory

Article R312-17

The annual report of the Banking Inclusion Observatory provided for in Article L. 312-1-1 B is published on the Banque de France website.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: National fund for the development of water supplies.

Article R2335-13

The decrees in the Council of State provided for in Article L. 2335-12 are issued on the report of the Minister for the Interior, the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister for Agricult…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of sentences court

Article D49-37

…entence enforcement court, the adversarial debate provided for by Article 712-7 begins with an oral report by the sentenced person's enforcement judge.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: Disciplinary proceedings.

Article R811-44

The Chairman of the National Council is required to report to the Government Commissioner any facts of which he is aware which may justify disciplinary proceedings.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Company accounts

Article A232-1

The currency used for the corporate income tax report provided for in Article L. 232-6 is that used to prepare the company's annual financial statements.

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