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Article Annexe 4-2-1

…nd Riom. Nancy The jurisdiction of the courts of appeal of Besançon, Colmar, Dijon, Metz and Nancy. Paris The jurisdiction of the Bourges, Paris, Orléans, Saint-Denis de La Réunion and Versailles cour…

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

Article R431-3

…plications for residence permits not included in the list mentioned in Article R. 431-2 are made in Paris, at the Préfecture de Police and, in the other départements, at the préfecture or sous-préfect…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Local conciliation commission.

Article R6142-19

…tment(s) in which the training and research unit(s) and university hospital centre are based, or in Paris, the regional director of public finance for Ile-de-France and the Paris department, must be c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-171

Where the Paris Criminal Court or Juvenile Court declares that it does not have jurisdiction on the grounds set out in Article 706-170, it shall refer the Public Prosecutor's Office to take action as…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of tax officials responsible for certain judicial police missions

Article R15-33-29-11

The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal grants or refuses authorisation by decree. If the Attorney General intends to refuse the authorisation, he shall inform the person concerned, specify…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of customs officers responsible for certain judicial police missions

Article R15-33-8

The Public Prosecutor at the Paris Court of Appeal grants or refuses authorisation by decree. Where he is considering refusing authorisation, he shall inform the interested party, specifying that he m…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Duration of protection

Article L123-12

Where the country of origin of the work, within the meaning of the Paris Act of the Berne Convention, is a country outside the European Community and the author is not a national of a Member State of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 4: Opinion of the mayor

Article R434-24

The mayor, if approached for this purpose by the prefect or, in Paris, by the police prefect, has two months in which to forward to the latter his opinion on the applicant for family reunification's c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article R572-1

…on and to take a transfer decision pursuant to Article L. 572-1 is the departmental prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Monitoring and control of posted workers

Article R1263-11-4

…will immediately inform the Prefect of the department in which the establishment is located, or in Paris the Police Prefect, of his decision to temporarily suspend or prohibit the provision of servic…

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