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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R*761-6

The competent administrative authority in the cases provided for in 1° of article R.* 732-3 is the State representative.However, the competent administrative authority in these cases is the Minister o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-6

…rs comprises fifteen members appointed by order of the Minister for Vocational Training as follows: 1° A college consisting of three representatives of the State with forty-five votes, appointed as fo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation of emergency medical services.

Article R6311-6

…der to respond as quickly as possible to requests for urgent medical assistance, the call reception and regulation centres mentioned in article L. 6112-5 have a single telephone number, 15. While resp…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conseil national d'orientation des conditions de travail (National Council for the Orientation of Working Conditions)

Article R4641-6

…ed by the Minister for Labour, or in his absence, by the Vice-Chairman of the Council.It comprises :1° In respect of the college of social partners:a) Eight employee representatives, i.e.: two nominat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions.

Article 265-1

Divorce does not affect the rights that either spouse has under the law or under agreements with third parties.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Life insurance and capitalisation operations

Article A132-6

…unit or share in an undertaking for collective investment, its main characteristics are as follows:1° Brief description: the name of the undertaking, its legal form and the name of the management com…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Shareholder rights and securities not admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-6

…be drawn up for the sale, which shall contain, in addition to a reminder of the previous procedure: 1° The company's articles of association; 2° Any document required to assess the nature and value of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-99

…equested pursuant to Article 696-98, the public prosecutor shall submit the request for recognition and enforcement of the European protection order to the liberty and custody judge, together with his…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-97

The public prosecutor receives requests for the recognition and enforcement on the territory of the Republic of European protection decisions issued by the competent authorities of other Member States…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to the recognition and enforcement by the French authorities of a European protection order

Article 696-98

…ction order is incomplete, he shall immediately inform the competent authority of the issuing State and give it a maximum of ten days to provide the information requested.

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