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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Information and delivery of documents

Article R521-17

When the prefect responsible for registering the application finds that an asylum seeker is in one of the accelerated procedure cases provided for in Articles L. 531-24 and L. 531-27, he will inform t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R521-10

Where the foreign national is in the case provided for in c or d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the Prefect may take a decision to refuse to issue the asylum application certificate.

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: National Design Litigation

Article L521-3-2

An action for a declaration of invalidity of a design is not subject to any limitation period.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Information and delivery of documents

Article R521-14

Asylum seekers whose application falls within the jurisdiction of France will be given the form referred to in Article R. 531-3 enabling them to submit their application to the French Office for the P…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article D521-12

The prefect shall immediately forward to the French Office for Immigration and Integration information on the period of validity of asylum application certificates and the progress of the procedures f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Information and delivery of documents

Article R521-16

Asylum seekers are given an information document on the asylum application procedure, their rights and the obligations they must respect during the procedure, the possible consequences of not respecti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-14

The applicant must provide proof of his or her request, in particular by submitting the original of the deed if it is a private deed or a copy of the deed if it is an authentic deed, or a copy of thes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deregistration

Article R521-19

An application for cancellation of registration shall be made to the registrar who made the initial registration, even if the place of registration, the registered office, the principal place of busin…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Amending entries

Article R521-13

An application for an amending entry shall be made to the Registrar who made the initial entry, even if the place of registration, the registered office, the principal place of business, the place whe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L591-2

For the application of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Réunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre and Miquelon: 1° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the representative…

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