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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Time limit for applying for a residence permit

Article R431-8

A foreign national holding a residence document must, in the absence of an application for the issue of a new residence document six months after its expiry date, provide proof once again, in order to…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for setting up a regional hospital grouping

Article R6132-8

Where a regional hospital grouping includes establishments located in several regions, the director general of the regional health agency responsible is the director general of the regional hospital g…

AI translation · Updated 31 Oct 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Administrative detention

Article R751-8

…ty by the French Office for Immigration and Integration under the agreement provided for in article R. 744-19 and, if necessary, by a doctor from the administrative detention centre's medical unit.Aft…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Application for circuit approval

Article A331-21-2

…or a plan of the tracks used in compliance with the technical and safety rules mentioned in article R. 331-19 including, in particular, detailed plans of the areas reserved for spectators; 2° The type…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R613-8

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may submit to the supervisory authority on a consolidated basis a duly reasoned written request to update the decisions it has taken concerning the…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Control of video exhibition revenues

Article A222-2

For each cinematographic or audiovisual work, persons whose business is the publication of videograms intended for the private use of the public must keep an up-to-date document, in accordance with a…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: The general rules booklet

Article R4251-8

…y the region, within the areas of competence of the plan. It includes the rules defined by articles R. 4251-8-1 to R. 4251-12 as well as any other general rules contributing to the achievement of the…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Establishment in France of persons authorised to conduct voluntary sales of movable property by public auction in another Member State of the European Union or party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article A321-27

The file referred to in article

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article R53-8-37

…public prosecutor exercise the powers granted to that magistrate for the application of this chapter. The same applies to those granted to the department managing the file, for magistrates placed und…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Common provisions

Article R53-8-38

…s clerk shall be exercised by the president of the investigating chamber or the clerk of that chamber. Those recognised to the public prosecutor shall be exercised by the public prosecutor, the magist…

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