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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Orientation

Article L551-5

…pply for authorisation from the French Office for Immigration and Integration, which will issue its decision as soon as possible, taking into account the applicant's personal and family circumstances.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Forms of appeal

Article 579

…by the Cour de cassation, by filing a declaration at the registry of the court that handed down the decision, within five days of the notification provided for in article 614.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Judgments of the Cour de cassation

Article 612

…o the judges who must hear it and designates them. The Cour de cassation may annul only part of the decision where the nullity vitiates only one or some of these provisions.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Procedure in the event of the disappearance of procedural documents

Article 649

…handed over by any public officer or any depositary to the registry of the court which rendered the decision, on the order given to him by the president of that court.This order serves as a discharge.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXIV: Procedure applicable to breaches of automated data processing systems

Article 706-72-5

…ll remain enforceable; the prosecution or investigative acts and formalities carried out before the decision to relinquish jurisdiction or lack of jurisdiction became final do not have to be renewed.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Electronic money issuers

Article L572-16

…rs' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000.The court may also order the posting or broadcasting of the decision handed down, under the conditions set out in article 131-39 of the French Penal Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers

Article L572-6

…rs' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000.The court may also order the posting or broadcasting of the decision handed down in accordance with the conditions set out inarticle 131-39 of the French Crimin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rights of persons under psychiatric care.

Article L3211-12-3

…the basis of article L. 3211-12-1, the liberty and custody judge hearing the case may make the same decision in accordance with the procedure laid down in the same article L. 3211-12-1.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Provisions relating to the intervention of the fund in the event of the withdrawal of authorisation from undertakings providing medical liability insurance

Article R427-15

…judgment. The same applies to policyholders in respect of actions to enforce a guarantee where the decision or settlement relates to a policy covered by the fund.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment of sums held in the automatic cinema distribution account

Article 222-12

…ual work that has received automatic or selective financial support for audiovisual production, the decision to award automatic financial support is taken after consulting the approval committee, taki…

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