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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CONTENT OF PROTECTION

Article L561-6

When unaccompanied minors are granted asylum protection, measures are taken as soon as possible to ensure their legal representation. In all decisions concerning him or her, particularly with regard t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 3: Closure of the investigation and referral to the oral hearing

Article 801

If the lawyers fail to complete the procedural acts within the time limits set, the Pre-Trial Judge may, ex officio, after giving notice to the lawyers, issue a reasoned striking-off order that is not…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Party walls and ditches

Article 668

A neighbour whose inheritance adjoins a non-dividing ditch or hedge cannot compel the owner of that ditch or hedge to surrender the common ownership to him. The joint owner of a party hedge may destro…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Debts of the co-sharers

Article 864

Where the partitionable mass includes a claim against one of the co-partitioners, whether due or not, the latter is allotted it in the partition up to the amount of his rights in the mass. Up to the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Procedure before the Court of Revision and Reconsideration

Article 624-5

Applicants may, during the examination of their application, submit a written, reasoned request to the Commission d'instruction des demandes en révision et en réexamen (Revision and Reconsideration Ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L2375-1

Obstructing either the establishment of a special negotiating body or a committee of the company resulting from the cross-border merger, whether or not set up by agreement, or the free appointment of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Protection of minors.

Article L3342-3

It is forbidden to admit minors under the age of sixteen who are not accompanied by their father, mother, guardian or any other person over the age of eighteen who is responsible for or supervises the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Content of the innovation partnership

Article R2172-22

In the consultation documents, the purchaser defines the need for innovative products, services or works. It shall indicate the elements of this definition which lay down the minimum requirements to b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Choice of offer

Article R3124-4

In order to award the concession contract, the conceding authority will, in accordance with the provisions of article L. 3124-5, base itself on a number of non-discriminatory criteria. These criteria…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L611-4

Disputes concerning:1° Non-economic services of general interest;2° Health services provided by health professionals to patients to assess, maintain or restore their state of health, including the pre…

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