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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: REFUSAL AND WITHDRAWAL OF RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R*432-1

Silence kept by the administrative authority on applications for residence permits constitutes an implicit decision to reject.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-1

…ay submit proposals to the Government with a view to the conclusion of international commitments concerning regional cooperation between the French Republic and, as the case may be, the States or terr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-11

…s the power to ensure consistency, enabling him to bring together all regional programming texts concerning the environment or energy that predate the establishment of the multiannual energy programme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Responsibilities

Article L4433-4-10

…mayors, representatives of the consular chambers and representatives of the State's technical services. This committee draws up a six-monthly report on the use of funds.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Branch agreements and professional agreements

Article R2232-1-4

…in respect of the year during which the complete application mentioned in article R. 2232-1-5 was received by the management association of the national joint fund.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Constituent agreement and internal regulations

Article R6132-1-4

Where provided for in the constituent agreement and with the agreement of the Chief Medical Officer of the Armed Forces Hospital, the Director of the support establishment of the regional hospital gro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-46-1

…ll, where appropriate, communicate this request to the competent authorities of the subsidiaries concerned. II. - Within four months of receipt by the supervisory college of the request for authorisat…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Absence due to illness or accident.

Article L1226-1-4

Workers declared unfit in application of article L. 4624-4 or for whom the occupational physician has identified a risk of unfitness as part of the pre-resumption examination mentioned in article L. 4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Offences relating to cheques and other non-cash money instruments

Article L163-4-1

Attempts to commit the offences referred to in 1° of article L. 163-3 and article L. 163-4 are punishable by the same penalties.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions relating to the preparation of preventive resolution plans

Article L613-40-1

…olution college shall give its opinion within four months of the transmission of the information concerning the subsidiary by the resolution authority on a consolidated basis.The resolution college sh…

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