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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Simplified exchange of information between departments pursuant to the Framework Decision of the Council of the European Union of 18 December 2006

Article R49-36

…t for information relates to an offence falling within one of the categories listed in Article 695-23 and punishable in France by a custodial sentence of at least three years' imprisonment and, second…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article R1431-3

A local authority, a grouping of local authorities or a national public establishment may join a public establishment for cultural or environmental cooperation, after it has been created, on a proposa…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Dotation d'équipement des territoires ruraux (rural amenities grant)

Article R2334-32

In the commission instituted by article L. 2334-37 : 1° The number of seats allocated in application of 1° is obtained by dividing the number of eligible communes in the department by forty; it may no…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGETS AND ACCOUNTS

Article R3312-3

In application of article L. 3312-4, for départements and their public establishments, the investment section of the budget may include programme authorisations and the operating section may include c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Operation

Article R6156-34

The secretariat of the High Council of Medical, Odontological and Pharmaceutical Staff of Public Health Establishments and its specialised committees is provided by the Directorate General for Healthc…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 4: Total or partial withdrawal of parental authority and withdrawal of the exercise of parental authority

Article 380-1

On pronouncing the total withdrawal of parental authority, the court hearing the case may rule on the change of the child's name, subject to the child's personal consent if he or she is over thirteen…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Special rights reserved for customs.

Article 387 bis

Debts of any kind governed by this Code may be recovered by means of administrative seizure by third parties under the conditions set out in Article L. 262 of the French Tax Procedures Book.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Conditions and prohibitions on the use of freelance administration services

Article L1254-3

The client company may only use a temporary employee to carry out an occasional task that is not part of its normal, permanent activity, or for a one-off service that requires expertise that it does n…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROCEDURE BEFORE THE FRENCH OFFICE FOR THE PROTECTION OF REFUGEES AND APATRIDS

Article L531-36

When the applicant informs the Office that their asylum application has been withdrawn, the French Office for the Protection of Refugees and Stateless Persons may close the examination of this applica…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions common to events subject to declaration or authorisation.

Article R331-34

The distribution or sale of printed matter or objects at a concentration or event may only take place under the conditions and in the places determined by the competent administrative authorities with…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
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