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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article R331-1

Camping is freely practised with the agreement of the person who has the use of the land, subject, where applicable, to the opposition of the owner. It may be practised on developed sites, under the c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R2513-4

The Lyon municipal social action centre is subject to the provisions of decree no. 95-562 of 6 May 1995 relating to municipal and inter-municipal social action centres and the municipal social action…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Organisation

Article R2513-2

The Marseille municipal social action centre is subject to the provisions of articles 39 and 40 of decree no. 95-562 of 6 May 1995 relating to municipal and inter-municipal social action centres and t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for visiting the foreign national's home

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 Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for visiting the foreign national's home

Article R733-13

The order is communicated to the public prosecutor. It shall be notified by any means and as soon as possible to the foreign national and his counsel, if he has one, as well as to the administrative a…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for visiting the foreign national's home

Article R733-12

When the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate does not intend to dismiss the statement of appeal as manifestly inadmissible, the clerk of the court of appeal informs the parties and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Procedure for visiting the foreign national's home

Article R733-11

When the first president of the court of appeal or his delegate considers dismissing the statement of appeal as manifestly inadmissible, he shall by any means obtain the observations of the parties on…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-74

The possibilities of complaint provided for in Article R. 4313-35 are applicable to the decisions of the notified body provided for in this paragraph.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-33

The proposed reduction in capital shall be communicated to the statutory auditors, if any, at least forty-five days before the date of the shareholders' meeting called to decide on the proposal.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article R223-36

In the event that, as a result of losses recorded in the accounting documents, the company's shareholders' equity falls below half of the share capital, the decision of the shareholders provided for i…

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