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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest or administrative detention

Article R753-4

A foreign national placed in administrative detention pursuant to article L. 753-1 may, independently of the examination of their state of vulnerability by the administrative authority when they are p…

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

Article R751-8

A foreign national placed in administrative detention pursuant to article L. 751-9 may, independently of the examination of their state of vulnerability by the administrative authority when they are p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-26

Each decision taken by the sole member in place of the meeting is recorded by him in the register provided for in the third paragraph of Article L. 223-31. The register is kept at the registered offic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 5: Information

Article L7222-21

At least twelve days before the meeting of the Assembly of Martinique, the President of the Assembly shall send to the councillors, in any form whatsoever, the reports and draft resolutions which have…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and scope of application

Article L764-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-93

Where the person sentenced to a measure of penal restraint must comply with the obligation to refrain from appearing in a specially designated place or area, in order to avoid contact with the victim…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article D612-1

The vice-chairman of the AMF receives remuneration equivalent to that of a deputy governor of the Banque de France, as provided for in the first paragraph of Article R. 142-19, as well as an expense a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-17

The members of the Supervisory Board are appointed by order of the ministers responsible for health, health insurance, the elderly and the disabled. These ministers may, by order published in the Jour…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Staff.

Article R2324-34-2

Subject to authorisation from the President of the Departmental Council in the case of establishments and services managed by private individuals, or his opinion in the case of establishments and serv…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: List of diseases

Article D3113-8

The list of diseases that justify urgent local, national or international intervention and give rise to the alerts mentioned in article R. 3113-3 is as follows: 1° Infectious diseases : 1. Botulism; 2…

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