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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-13

…plicant's right to remain on French territory ended under the conditions set out in articles L. 542-1 and L. 542-2.For people who have been recognised as refugees under article L. 511-1 or granted the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: CONTENTIOUS PROCEEDINGS

Article L614-17

…period for voluntary departure is annulled, the surveillance measures provided for in articles L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 741-1 and L. 743-13 are immediately terminated, and the president of the administr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Information to be provided by the candidate

Article R3123-16

In support of its application, the candidate shall produce a declaration on its honour certifying: 1° That it is not the subject of any exclusion from participation in the procedure for awarding conce…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Candidatures of professional employers' organisations

Article R2152-13

…' organisation that wishes to have its representativeness established in application of article L. 2152-1 in several professional branches shall submit a declaration of candidacy for each of the branc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Initial training

Article D1442-10-3

The authorisations for absence mentioned in 1° of article L. 1442-2 are granted to employees at their request as soon as they are appointed and until the end of the fifteen-month period mentioned in t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-12

…new plant variety in accordance with Article L. 623-2. However, the body referred to in Article L. 412-1 may consider as sufficient the prior examination carried out in another State party to the Inte…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Consumer credit

Article L341-1

…providing the borrower with pre-contractual information under the conditions set out in article L. 312-12 or, for account overdraft transactions, in Article L. 312-85 is deprived of the right to inter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Revenue, imprest and imprest accounts of local authorities and their public establishments (R)

Article R1617-1

Articles R. 1617-1 to R. 1617-18 set out the conditions for the organisation, operation and control of the revenue, advance and imprest accounts of local authorities and their public establishments, e…

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

Article L1331-11-1

…collective sanitation facilities carried out under the conditions provided for in II of article L. 1331-1-1 of this code and dated less than three years before the signing of the deed of sale is atta…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10-8

…or its compatibility with the objectives, guidelines and provisions mentioned in article L. 4433-8-1, which were introduced after the plan was approved. The deliberative assembly of the region, depar…

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