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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Consignment subject to authorisation by the liberty and custody judge

Article L512-37

The liberties and detention judge may order the release of the consignment measure at any time.It is de jure in all cases where the authorised agents have noted the conformity of the consigned goods o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Family reunification

Article R561-3

As soon as the application has been registered by the diplomatic or consular authority, the minister responsible for asylum will ask the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Pers…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Residence of beneficiaries of temporary protection

Article R581-3

When an application is made for admission to residence under temporary protection pursuant to article R. 581-1, the beneficiary of temporary protection is given a document, written in a language that…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Special provisions for traffic accidents.

Article A421-3

The rates of contributions to the compulsory non-life insurance guarantee fund, pursuant to articles L. 421-4 to L. 421-4-2, are set as follows: Contribution from policyholders, under 1° of article L.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific information and training obligations.

Article L4154-3

The employer's inexcusable fault provided for in article L. 452-1 of the Social Security Code is presumed to have been established in the case of employees with a fixed-term employment contract, tempo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Control of training expenditure and activities.

Article L6361-3

The administrative and financial control of expenditure and activities covers all the financial, technical and teaching resources, excluding teaching qualities, used for vocational training.This contr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Permanence of care

Article L6314-3

The procedures for applying Article L. 6314-1 are set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical transport.

Article L6312-3

The price legislation in force applies to medical transport tariffs. These are set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget, consumer affairs, the economy and finance, and social security.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6221-30

The representative of the State shall be heard by the territorial council at its request. He/she shall be provided with the agendas of the meetings as well as the documents sent to the territorial cou…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Relations with the State representative.

Article LO6221-34

The representative of the State shall ensure that the institutions of the collectivity exercise their powers in a regular manner. When these institutions have failed to take the decisions incumbent up…

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