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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article R521-10

Where the foreign national is in the case provided for in c or d of 2° of Article L. 542-2, the Prefect may take a decision to refuse to issue the asylum application certificate.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Domiciliation

Article R551-10

The declaration of direct debit also serves as proof of domicile for opening a bank account pursuant to article L. 312-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Paragraph 2: Appeals

Article R733-10

On pain of inadmissibility, the statement of appeal shall state the grounds on which it is based. It shall be transmitted by any means to the registry of the court of appeal, which shall register it,…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article L3121-10

The departmental council is also convened at the request of:- the standing committee;- or one-third of the members of the departmental council on a specific agenda, for a period that may not exceed tw…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4422-10

The President alone is responsible for policing the Assembly within its precincts. He may have any person who disturbs order expelled from the sittings room.The dates and agenda of sittings are decide…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Operation.

Article L4432-10

The councils draw up their own rules of procedure. They elect from among their members, by secret ballot, in accordance with the provisions of these rules, their chairman and the members of their stan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments.

Article L3332-10

The annual payments made by an employee or a person referred to in Article L. 3332-2 to the company savings plans in which he participates may not exceed one quarter of his annual remuneration or his…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Payments

Article L3334-10

The sums coming from a time savings account under the conditions mentioned in 2° of article L. 3152-4, corresponding to an employer contribution and transferred to one or more collective retirement sa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement.

Article L5134-101

The State may enter into agreements giving entitlement to contracts for adult relay activities with : 1° Local authorities and public establishments for inter-communal cooperation, as well as their pu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure.

Article L6362-10

The rejection and payment decisions referred to in this book taken by the administrative authority may only be made, after notification of the results of the inspection, if an adversarial procedure ha…

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