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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Appeal procedures

Article L743-23

…peal without having first summoned the parties if it appears that no new factual or legal circumstances have arisen since the administrative detention or its renewal, or that the elements provided in…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Overall operating grant

Article L2113-23

The detailed rules for the application of this section shall be specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Operation

Article L2121-23

The deliberations are recorded in date order in a register kept under conditions defined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. They are signed by the mayor and the secretary or secretaries of the meeting.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-23

Mayors of communes or chairmen of special delegations receive a functional allowance set by applying the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Ra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Other policies

Article L2213-23

…at 300 metres from the water's edge. The mayor regulates the use of facilities built for the practice of these activities. The mayor shall provide for all emergency assistance and rescue measures. Th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Halls, markets and public weights

Article L2224-23

Communes may set up public weighing, measuring and gauging offices where anyone may have their goods weighed and gauged on payment of a fee. Recourse to these offices is compulsory only in the event o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 694-23

The European Investigation Order shall be transmitted directly to the competent authorities of the executing State by any means which leaves a written record and establishes its authenticity. Any othe…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-23

…o be refused if the act which is the subject of the said arrest warrant does not constitute an offence under French law.By way of derogation from the first paragraph, a European arrest warrant shall b…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-23

…12-21 may not be ordered, with the agreement of the public prosecutor, either because of the existence in the convicted person's file of a previous expert opinion, or, for persons convicted of offence…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to the enforcement of confiscation orders issued by the courts of another Member State of the European Union

Article 713-23

…ncy, the criminal court converts the amount to be confiscated into euros at the exchange rate in force on the date on which the confiscation order was issued.

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