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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Application for suspension of removal until expiry of the time limit for appeal or in the event of an appeal to the Cour nationale du droit d'asile (National Asylum Court)

Article L753-8

The actual removal of the foreign national may not take place during the forty-eight hour period referred to in article L. 753-7 or, in the event of a referral to the president of the administrative c…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XII: Enforcement procedures

Article 868-2

In New Caledonia, where the convicted person is a minor, the service responsible for the judicial protection of children or its director carries out the duties devolved, as appropriate, to the prison…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 6: Disputes

Article L2315-86

…ification to the employer of the specifications and the information provided for in Article L. 2315-81-1 if the employer wishes to contest the estimated cost, scope or duration of the expert assessmen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Purpose and implementation.

Article L1271-8

Legal entities governed by public law may acquire special pre-funded payment vouchers, under the conditions set out in article L. 1271-12, at a price equal to their settlement value plus, where applic…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Court-appointed estate agents.

Article 813-7

At the request of any interested person or the Public Prosecutor, the judge may relieve the estate agent of his mission in the event of a clear breach in the exercise thereof. He will then appoint ano…

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

Article D553-8

Asylum seeker's allowance is made up of a flat-rate amount, the level of which varies according to the number of people in the household, and, where applicable, an additional amount to cover the appli…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article R1112-86

In the event of a tie, the Chairman has the casting vote.The Head of Quality Policy attends committee meetings in an advisory capacity.The committee may hear any competent person on the issues on the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1a: Deliberative body of associations of communes

Article L5211-8

Without prejudice to the provisions of article L. 2121-33, the term of office of delegates is linked to that of the municipal council of the commune from which they come. This mandate expires at the t…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 2: Seizure by immobilisation of the vehicle

Article R223-8

In all other cases, the bailiff will draw up an immobilisation report. Under penalty of nullity, this document contains 1° A reference to the enforcement order under which the vehicle was immobilised;…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Exemptions in the interests of the defence

Article R4411-86

The exemptions to Regulation (EC) No. 1272/2008 provided for in III of Article L. 521-1 of the Environment Code are issued by a joint decision of the Minister for Defence and the Minister for Labour,…

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