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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-8

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons terminates refugee status, on its own initiative or at the request of the administrative authority, when the person concerned fal…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-3

With regard to the grounds for persecution, aspects relating to sex, gender identity and sexual orientation are taken into consideration for the purposes of recognising membership of a certain social…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-7

Refugee status is refused or terminated in the following situations: 1° There are serious grounds for considering that the presence in France of the person concerned constitutes a serious threat to St…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section IX: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 1119

Until the reconstitution or restitution of the registers has been carried out, notarial acts which, at the termes de l'article 46 du code civil, peuvent suppléer tous les actes de l'état civil dont le…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING ASILE

Article R511-2

…to ask the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons to terminate refugee status, pursuant to the first or second paragraph of article L. 511-8, is the minister responsible f…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title I: CONDITIONS FOR GRANTING ASILE

Article R511-1

The list referred to in 2° of Article L. 511-7 comprises the following States: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

I.-Without prejudice to the powers devolved to local and regional authorities and their groupings, and in coordination with these authorities and groupings, the National Agency for Territorial Cohesio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-1

The Agence nationale de la cohésion des territoires is a national public institution, created in the form of a State public establishment. It carries out its missions throughout France. It carries out…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-1

The Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, known as the CNC, is a public administrative body under the supervision of the Minister for Culture. In the fields of cinema and other moving image…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article L111-3

…f the sectors concerned; 4° It participates in the preparation of regulations and the monitoring of professional negotiations relating to the obligations of production and broadcasting of cinematograp…

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