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

Article R531-6

The French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons shall decide on the asylum application within the time limits laid down in paragraphs 3 and 4 of Article 31 of Directive 2013/32/…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Transfer to France

Article R581-10

When a beneficiary of temporary protection in another Member State of the European Union applies to be transferred to France, the Minister responsible for immigration, to whom the application has been…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Budget and contributions

Article L3212-2

The departmental council apportions direct contributions each year, in accordance with the rules established by the laws.Before making this apportionment, it rules on requests for quota reductions del…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection II: The judge hearing the case.

Article 866

…measures taken by the judge hearing the case shall be the subject of a simple mention in the file: notice thereof shall be given to the parties. However, in the cases provided for in the previous art…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Applications from trade unions and associations

Article R7343-28

…its decision without costs or formality within ten days from the date of referral. The decision is notified to the parties within three days by the court registry, which sends a copy within the same…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: APPLICATION FOR ASYLUM SUBMITTED IN RESPECT

Article L754-4

…the detention decision provided for in article L. 754-3 annulled within forty-eight hours of being notified, in order to contest the reasons given by the administrative authority for considering that…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: COMMON PROVISIONS

Article L513-1

Refugee status is recognised and the benefit of subsidiary protection is granted by the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons under the conditions laid down in Chapter I o…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-4

…was born in France, the French child, by virtue of Article 19-3, has the option of renouncing this status in the six months preceding his majority and in the twelve months following it. This option i…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title III: Domicile

Article 108

…wife may have a separate domicile without prejudice to the rules relating to community of life. Any notification made to a spouse, even one separated from bed and board, in matters of personal status…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Communications from the judicial authority

Article L582-9

…egardless of the outcome, of such a nature as to give rise to suspicion that the stateless person's status is fraudulent.

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