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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Administrative procedure

Article R615-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of article R. 615-3, where it appears that a foreign national holding a residence permit issued by a State mentioned in article R. 615-2 is the subject of a removal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation.

Article R512-13

Bonds issued by the Caisses de Crédit Agricole Mutuel with a maximum maturity of two years must be used in short-term credit transactions in accordance with the provisions of the first and second para…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-19

Within fifteen days of the election of the chairmen and vice-chairmen provided for in articles R. 1423-13 and R. 1423-14, any member of the panel who disputes the legality of the election may lodge an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Common provisions.

Article R1311-12

Persons performing the techniques referred to in articles R. 1311-1 and R. 1311-6 shall inform their customers, before they undergo these techniques, of the risks to which they are exposed and, after…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 17: Closure of the proceedings.

Article R631-43

When the administrator's and the mandataire judiciaire's end-of-assignment reports have been approved by the juge-commissaire, the proceedings are the subject of a closure order issued by the presiden…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Loans taken out and guarantees granted by the network's establishments.

Article R712-30

Subject to loans the amount of which is less than the threshold mentioned in the last paragraph of Article R. 712-7, authorisation to borrow is given in the forms provided for in Article R. 712-8. The…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions.

Article R2223-12

In accordance with article L. 2223-17, a perpetual plot may not be deemed to be in a state of abandonment before the expiry of a period of thirty years from the date of the plot deed. The procedure pr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-10

During an inspection carried out under the authority of the Prefect, the manager of a point of entry must make all the necessary documents available to the officials responsible for the inspection, an…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Modification of the jurisdiction of commercial courts following a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts and the transfer of the registry of mixed commercial courts.

Article R743-158

When the jurisdiction of a commercial court or a court of first instance ruling in commercial matters is modified as a result of a new delimitation of administrative or judicial districts, the procedu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Safeguard measures

Article R4314-14

Articles R. 4314-12 and R. 4314-13 do not apply to agricultural or forestry tractors, their separate technical units, systems or components for which the safeguard procedure provided for in Regulation…

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