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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REFUGEE STATUS

Article L511-7

…ned constitutes a serious threat to State security; > 2° The person concerned has been convicted at last instance in France, in a Member State of the European Union or in a third country on the list,…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 9: Expertise

Article 156

…rder within one month of receiving the request at the latest. The provisions of the penultimate and last paragraphs of Article 81 shall apply. The experts shall carry out their mission under the super…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: General rules.

Article 113

…eed; b) The basis of assessment for value added tax has not been established in accordance with the last paragraph of article 292 of the General Tax Code; c) Where applicable, the validity of the iden…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-21

…t, the fonds de garantie des dépôts et de résolution carries out the due diligence mentioned in the last paragraph of I of article L. 312-20 on the basis of the information held by the credit institut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Hygiene of buildings and built-up areas.

Article L1331-3

…the basis of the interest of each in the execution of the work, under the conditions set out in the last paragraph of article L. 1331-2. The Lyon metropolitan authority is substituted for the municipa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Combating the presence of lead

Article L1334-10

…l health agency and, in municipalities with a municipal health and hygiene service mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 1422-1, to the director of this service. If the lead exposure risk repo…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Forced sale

Article R221-34

…place of sale. This compulsory publicity is carried out on expiry of the period provided for in the last paragraph of article…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 6: Electronic auctions

Article R2162-65

…nces, provided that it has previously specified the period that it will observe from receipt of the last bid before closing the auction;3° When all the phases of the auction provided for in the invita…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: MUNICIPAL SERVICES

Article L2226-1

…c urban rainwater collection network and compliance with the requirements set in application of the last paragraph of article L. 1331-1 of the public health code and by the zoning defined in 3° and 4°…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: The automated national judicial database for perpetrators of sexual or violent offences

Article 706-53-6

…is by the judicial authority, either by notification in person, or by registered letter sent to the last declared address, or, failing this, by the use of force publique by the judicial police officer…

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