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Showing 901910 of 35823 articles for Art. Cass. com. – 28 May 2002 – no. 00-16.857

French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Conditions under which foreign nationals may be held in the waiting area

Article L342-1

Staying in the waiting area beyond four days from the initial placement decision may be authorised, by the liberties and detention judge ruling on the effective exercise of the rights recognised to th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: STAYING IN A WAITING AREA

Article R342-1

For the application of articles L. 342-1 and L. 342-4, the competent liberties and detention judge is that of the judicial court within whose jurisdiction the foreign national is held in the waiting z…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE SUBJECT TO A REMISSION DECISION

Article R621-1

…he police prefect.However, in the cases provided for in articles L. 621-2 and L. 621-3, the prefect may delegate his signature to a police officer in departments sharing a border with one or more Memb…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article L452-1

…imal feed that is dangerous, in disregard of the provisions of Article 12 of Regulation (EC) No 178/2002 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 28 January 2002 laying down the general princi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article L733-16

…se arrest pursuant to 7° of article L. 731-3, foreign nationals subject to a French territorial ban may be required to declare the address of the premises where they reside to the administrative autho…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: MEASURES APPLICABLE TO FOREIGNERS ASSIGNED TO RESIDENCE

Article R733-21

The administrative authority competent to require a foreign national to comply with the declaration and presentation obligations set out in article L. 733-16 is the département prefect and, in Paris,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation that may be awarded to witnesses and jurors

Article R142

Jurors detained away from their residence by the performance of their duties are entitled to a daily subsistence allowance calculated under the conditions laid down by

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation that may be awarded to witnesses and jurors

Article R141

When jurors travel, they will be allocated, on justification, a transport allowance calculated under the conditions set for travel by civil servants of the State.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Compensation that may be awarded to witnesses and jurors

Article R144

Sessional and subsistence allowances for the duration of the session are payable for each day on which the regular or additional juror was present at the call to contribute to the formation of the jud…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R138

The travel and subsistence allowances provided for in articles R. 133 et seq are granted to persons accompanying minors aged sixteen or witnesses who are ill or infirm under the conditions specified i…

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