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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement of proceedings.

Article L621-6

The employee representative and the employees participating in his or her appointment must not have incurred any of the convictions provided for in Article L. 6 of the Electoral Code. The employee rep…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Decision by the Prefect

Article R434-26

The authority responsible for issuing authorisation to enter France for the purposes of family reunification is the prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect. This authority takes a decision on the ap…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article L3213-1

The departmental council decides on the following matters: 1° Acquisition, disposal and exchange of movable or immovable departmental properties; 2° Method of management of departmental properties; 3°…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article 1580

Subject to the provisions of Article 1514 and Chapter IV of Title III of Book IX of the Code of Judicial Organisation, the Court of First Instance shall rule in accordance with the specific procedural…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article 1558

Subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of Article 2066 of the Civil Code , where the rules of procedure applicable before the court seised for the purpose of ruling on all or part of the dis…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 4: Reduction of capital.

Article R225-150

At least fifteen days before the General Meeting called to vote on the proposed transaction pursuant to Articles L. 225-204 or L. 22-10-62, the company shall send to the shareholders or make available…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6243-4

The Conseil d'Etat shall rule on the conformity of the acts provided for in article LO 6251-2 with regard to the Constitution, organic laws, France's international commitments and general principles o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Specific judicial review of acts of the Territorial Council falling within the scope of the law

Article LO6343-4

The Conseil d'Etat shall rule on the conformity of the acts provided for in article LO 6351-2 with regard to the Constitution, organic laws, France's international commitments and general principles o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable before the investigating, trial, sentence enforcement and secure detention courts

Article R*49-26

The court is not obliged to refer a priority question of constitutionality challenging, on the same grounds, a legislative provision already before the Cour de cassation or the Conseil constitutionnel…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Judicial measures to prevent recidivism in terrorism and rehabilitation

Article R50-82

When the matter is referred to the Paris Sentence Enforcement Court for modification or release of the judicial measure for the prevention of terrorist recidivism and reintegration pursuant to the pro…

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