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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A. - Common provisions

Article D142-3

A prisoner who is granted a temporary absence must bear the costs incurred by his stay outside the establishment, in particular the cost of any transport he may be obliged to use. Consequently, no tem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Deposit and seizure

Article L512-33-1

Where the regulations provide for a procedure involving the sampling of one unit of a model and then, in the event of non-compliance, additional units of the same model, these additional units may be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 7: Transformation and merger.

Article L5211-41-3

I. - Public establishments for intercommunal cooperation, at least one of which has its own tax status, may be authorised to merge under the following conditions.The proposed perimeter of the new publ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 7: Withdrawal of communes

Article L5842-30-1

The provisions of Section 7 of Chapter VI of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Recognition of foreign qualifications

Article R212-84

Foreign diplomas are accepted as equivalent to the diplomas mentioned in article L. 212-1 by the Minister responsible for sport after receiving the opinion of the commission for the recognition of qua…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-24

In cases where the law does not provide for exemption, the applicant referred to in article R. 431-12 pays the special tax relating to the issue of the residence permit.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-22

As an exception to article R. 431-20, when the application for a residence permit is lodged with the prefecture of the Bouches-du-Rhône department, the prefect of this department is competent to issue…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-20

Subject to the exception provided for in article R. 426-3, the residence permit is issued by the prefect of the département in which the foreign national resides and, in Paris, by the prefect of the p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-23

Any foreign national residing in France and holding a residence permit for more than one year is required, when transferring the place of their actual and permanent residence, to make a declaration to…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Issue of residence permits

Article R431-21

When the application for a residence permit is made pursuant to article L. 431-2, the residence permit is issued by the prefect of the département in which the foreign national is domiciled within the…

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