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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports federations

Article A131-4

These regulations must be easily accessible. To this end, they should be classified chronologically and by subject.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: Unit-linked life assurance or capitalisation contracts.

Article R131-7

For life insurance or capitalisation contracts where the sum insured is determined by reference to a reference value, the corresponding rights expressed in units of account must be represented on the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-3

The Vice-President of the Council of State approves the expenditure of the National Court of Asylum.To this end, he may delegate his signature to the Secretary General and Deputy Secretaries General o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-2

The secretariat of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile is provided by a secretary general appointed by the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat on a proposal from the president of the court.Under the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-1

The president of the Cour nationale du droit d'asile is appointed for a renewable term of five years.He is responsible for the organisation and operation of the court over which he presides. He manage…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-4

The non-permanent members of the panels of the National Court of Asylum are appointed for a renewable period of three years.For the determination of the order of the table of the members of the corps…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Organisation and operation of the court

Article R131-6

Each year, before 1 February, the president of the National Court of Asylum sends the vice-president of the Conseil d'Etat an activity report.The president of the court attaches to this report any use…

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

Article R131-8

The general meeting of the presidents of the panels meets at least once a year. It is convened by the President of the National Court of Asylum to consult on matters of common interest.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Contract reference value.

Article A131-1

Where the contracting party or beneficiary chooses cash settlement, the sum paid in accordance with the contract is equal to the foreign currency equivalent of the units of account, based on the surre…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: The National Council of Sworn Commodity Brokers

Article R131-29

The candidates who obtain the highest number of votes for each seat are declared elected. In the event of a tie between several candidates having obtained the highest number of votes, the oldest shall…

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