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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 4: Rights guaranteed to foreign nationals during legal proceedings

Article L342-17

The foreign national may ask the liberties and detention judge for the assistance of an interpreter and for his or her file to be communicated. The same applies to the ad hoc administrator in the case…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President of the Territorial Council and the Executive Council

Article LO6222-17

…ction of the president of the territorial council and of the other members of the executive council may be challenged as invalid under the conditions, forms and time limits prescribed for complaints a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President of the Territorial Council and the Executive Council

Article LO6322-17

…ction of the president of the territorial council and of the other members of the executive council may be challenged as invalid under the conditions, forms and time limits prescribed for complaints a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : The President of the Territorial Council and the Executive Council

Article LO6432-17

…ction of the president of the territorial council and of the other members of the executive council may be challenged as invalid under the conditions, forms and time limits prescribed for complaints a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Authorisation

Article R1271-17

Failure to comply with any of the obligations set out in articles D. 1271-13 to D. 1271-15 may result in suspension or withdrawal of authorisation by the Minister responsible for personal services.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Safety at sporting events

Article L332-16

…ublic order, the representative of the State in the département and, in Paris, the Préfet de Police may, by means of a reasoned order, prohibit that person from entering or being in the vicinity of ve…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Ski lifts and ski runs.

Article L342-17

…of recognised competence criteria in the ski lift sector. The work entrusted to the project manager may not include execution studies or the execution of the works. III. - Checks on the working order…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter V: Family proceedings

Article 1136-17

…nces separating the two parties. The pre-alert distance, expressed as a whole number of kilometres, may not be less than one kilometre or more than ten kilometres. The warning distance, expressed as a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Expression of wishes relating to the end of life

Article R1111-17

…ull age who is the subject of a legal protection measure with representation relating to the person may draw up advance directives with the authorisation of the judge or the family council if this has…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Formalities prior to marriage celebrated abroad by a foreign authority

Article 171-4

…e matter to the competent public prosecutor and inform the interested parties.The Public Prosecutor may, within two months of the referral, inform the diplomatic or consular authority of the place whe…

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