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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article R940-1

…for in the chapters below, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in French Polynesia: 1° Articles R. 123-220 to R. 123-34-1, insofar as they concern State institutions and departments an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-1

The tax authorities, social security bodies, skills operators, Pôle emploi, the commissions mentioned in Article L. 6323-17-6, the bodies authorised to collect the funding contribution mentioned in Ar…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Economic rights

Article L122-6-1

I. The acts provided for in 1° and 2° of Article L. 122-6 are not subject to authorisation by the author where they are necessary to enable the software to be used, in accordance with its intended pur…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Advances

Article L2191-2

Contracts awarded by the purchasers mentioned in article L. 2191-1 give rise to advance payments, under the conditions laid down by regulation.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common rules

Article R519-23

Any information provided by the bank and payment services intermediary pursuant to this section shall be communicated clearly and accurately. The information shall be provided on a durable medium avai…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article L2123-1

…ee of his company who is a member of a town council the time necessary to attend and participate in:1° To plenary sessions of this council;2° To meetings of committees of which he is a member and set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Specific conditions for haematopoietic cell transplants in paediatrics

Article D6124-174

In the authorised establishments and in liaison with their director, the medical managers of the transplant activities and those of the paediatric or specialised paediatric intensive care units mentio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Issue of the licence and prior declaration

Article R7123-10

The licence application is sent to the prefect mentioned in article R. * 7123-9, by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt. It shall specify the place chosen as the agency's registered offi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provident and supplementary pension schemes for self-employed workers

Article L144-1

…e L. 141-1 and may be taken out by an association covered by article L. 141-7 , whose members are : 1° Either exclusively persons who are self-employed non-agricultural workers or who have been self-e…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2643-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 23…

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