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

Article R531-11

…çais de protection des réfugiés et apatrides (French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons) summons the asylum seeker to a personal interview pursuant to Article L. 531-12, under…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 6: Rights of data subjects

Article R142-32

In order to guarantee public security, the right to object provided for by Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and by Article 56 of Law No. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 does not apply t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Postal voting

Article A713-13

The summary statement of the envelopes received at the prefecture referred to in I of Article R. 713-17 is made available to each member of the election organisation committee.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 4: Termination of management (R)

Article R2221-62

In the event of dissolution, the situation of the régie's staff is determined by the deliberation provided for in article R. 2221-17 and shall be submitted, for opinion, to the competent joint adminis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Town planning (R).

Article R1614-19

The various standardised forms used for the requests mentioned in article R. 1614-17 or for the declarations mentioned in article R. 1614-18 are provided free of charge by the State.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Registration on the jobseekers' list.

Article L5411-4

When a foreign person is registered on the list of jobseekers, Pôle emploi checks the validity of their residence and work permits.Pôle emploi may have access to the files of State services to obtain…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Purchasing pooling

Article L2313-3

A purchaser who has recourse to a central purchasing body shall be deemed to have complied with its advertising and competitive tendering obligations, provided that the central purchasing body complie…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Clearing houses

Article L440-4

The directors, employees and agents of clearing houses are bound by professional secrecy. In the case of transactions in financial contracts, clearing houses may disclose information covered by profes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-129

The sale to the leasing company under a financial lease or a sale and leaseback (number 113 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, which varies depending on whether the sale t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-Paragraph 3: Acts relating mainly to contracts and agreements concerning real estate and landed property

Article A444-112

The joint ownership agreement (number 89 in table 5) gives rise to the collection of:1° Where the value of the basis of assessment defined in article A. 444-54 is less than or equal to €29,800, a fixe…

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