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

Article R424-11

If the benefit of subsidiary protection is terminated, under the conditions laid down in article L. 424-15, by a final decision of the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Person…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Agence de développement touristique de la France.

Article D141-11

The Commission for commercial tourist accommodation referred to in article L. 141-2 is responsible for issuing an opinion on the draft classification tables for hotels, tourist residences, furnished t…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Notification of grievances and report.

Article R463-11

For the application of Article L. 463-2, the notification of the grievances upheld by the rapporteur and the notification of the report are made by the general rapporteur to the referrer, to the minis…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 2: Remuneration

Article R113-11

The following are set by decision of the board of directors of the establishment taken after consultation with the social administration committee: 1° The salary scale applicable to each of the catego…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Application and attachments

Article R4126-11

Complaints and pleadings must, on pain of inadmissibility, be accompanied by copies in a number equal to that of the parties plus two. Where the parties attach documents in support of their claims and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: The fixed fine procedure applicable to certain offences

Article D45-11

The accounting officer of the Directorate General of Public Finance sends the interested party, for each fine, an extract from the enforcement order concerning him in the form of a notice inviting him…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-11

Except in the cases provided for in Subtitle I of Title I of Book IV for the application of the Convention on the Statute of the International Criminal Court, opened for signature in Rome on 18 July 1…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: DEFENCE OR SECURITY CONTRACTS AWARDED WITHOUT PRIOR ADVERTISING OR COMPETITION

Article R2322-11

The purchaser may, without prior advertising or competitive tendering, award additional service or works contracts consisting of services not included in the contract initially concluded but which hav…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Investigations and identity checks

Article A36-11

The media and formats of audiovisual recordings of interrogations of persons in police custody made pursuant to Articles 64-1 and D. 15-6 and transmitted to the courts must comply with the standards a…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Unions of mutual insurance companies.

Article R322-113

…the association to the Minister for the Economy and Finance under the conditions set out in Article L. 310-8. They must specify that if the union's authorisation is withdrawn, the policy will be termi…

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