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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: ACCOMMODATION FOR ASYLUM SEEKERS

Article R552-11

When accommodation is terminated pursuant to Articles L. 551-11, L. 551-12, L. 551-14 or L. 551-16, the French Office for Immigration and Integration shall immediately inform the manager of the place…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Judgement on the application to remain in the waiting zone

Article L342-11

When an order by the liberty and detention judge puts an end to the holding in the waiting zone, it is immediately notified to the public prosecutor.The foreign national is held at the disposal of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Registration of an asylum application by an unaccompanied minor

Article L521-11

When the asylum application is made by an unaccompanied minor, the president of the departmental council is immediately informed, in application of article L. 226-2-1 of the code de l'action sociale e…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expiry of the contract term and continuation after expiry.

Article L1243-11

Where the contractual employment relationship continues after the expiry of the fixed-term contract, the latter becomes a contract of indefinite duration.The employee retains the seniority acquired at…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to confiscation orders issued by French courts

Article 713-11

The Public Prosecutor's Office of the court which ordered the confiscation of property shall immediately inform the competent authority of the executing State, by any means which leaves a written reco…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Information and documents to be submitted with the tender

Article R2351-11

The purchaser may require tenderers to attach a French translation to the documents drawn up in another language that they submit pursuant to articles R. 2151-15 and R. 2151-16 as well as articles R.…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Foreign nationals whose state of health requires medical treatment

Article R425-11

For the application of article L. 425-9, the Prefect issues the temporary residence permit bearing the words "private and family life" in the light of an opinion issued by a panel of doctors with nati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Automated national register of refusals to take blood samples

Article R1232-11

The request to consult the register is made by the director of the health establishment in which the removal is planned or, failing this, by another official of the establishment expressly authorised…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Vehicles used for transporting bodies after coffining (R).

Article D2223-117

If it includes glazed sections, the burial compartment must include a visual obscuring process for the purposes of medium and long distance transport. The internal surface of the burial compartment mu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Vehicles used for transporting bodies after coffining (R).

Article D2223-118

The distinctive signs of the user of the vehicle transporting the body after coffining and of other vehicles participating in funeral convoys are limited to three per vehicle, each with a surface area…

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