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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: Residence permits on humanitarian grounds

Article R425-3

A receipt issued in connection with an application for a residence permit may be given to a foreign national who requests the cooling-off period provided for in article R. 425-1 and who is reported as…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6261-3

Appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Territorial Council so decides, by article. However, except where the Territorial Council has specified that appropriations are specialised by article,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article LO6361-3

Appropriations are voted by chapter and, if the Territorial Council so decides, by article. However, except where the Territorial Council has specified that appropriations are specialised by article,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: The investigating judge: court of first instance

Article R15-38

In urgent cases, provisional authorisation, valid until the decision of the next general meeting or select committee, may be granted by the doyen of the examining magistrates, on the proposal or after…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-30

Beneficiaries of the surety undertakings referred to in article D. 313-26 may obtain, on simple request to the Fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution, additional information on the conditions o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Procedures for compiling statistics (R)

Article R1614-34

Agreements between the State and the department may provide for: 1° The transmission of computer media that comply with the specifications of national information systems, in place of standardised doc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R519-35

If the purpose of the association covers activities other than insurance broking, the association may offer its members a single mediator for all these activities, provided that the mediator is regist…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R752-3

The Office des Postes et Télécommunications may exceptionally authorise overdrafts on the accounts it manages under conditions defined by an agreement concluded with the account holders. This agreemen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R753-3

The Office des Postes et Télécommunications may exceptionally authorise overdrafts on the accounts it manages under conditions defined by an agreement concluded with the account holders. This agreemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-33

The sums allocated by way of profit-sharing and assigned to a company investment fund are remunerated for all employees at an identical rate. This rate may not be lower than the rate mentioned inartic…

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