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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Police.

Article L2512-13

…et L. 2512-17.II.-However, the Mayor of Paris is responsible for the municipal police in matters of:1° Public health on the public highway;2° Public health in buildings used mainly for residential pur…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles.

Article L341-1

…s defined by the Autorité des normes comptables, subject to the conditions laid down by regulation: 1° The French companies referred to in article L. 310-1, for all their operations, including those o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L1534-1

…wing provisions of Book I of this Part shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories:1° Articles L. 1128-1 and L. 1128-2 ;2° Chapter III of Title III ;3° Articles L. 1115-1 and L. 1115-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 2015/751 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2015 on interchange fees for card-related payment transactions

Article L361-1

…ench Consumer Code, are subject to an administrative fine that may not exceed the following amounts:1° €3,000 for a natural person and €15,000 for a legal entity, with regard to articles 3 to 5, 2 of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Causes of dissolution and separation as to property.

Article 1441

The community is dissolved: 1° by the death of one of the spouses; 2° by declared absence; 3° by divorce; 4° by legal separation; 5° by separation as to property; 6° by change of matrimonial regime.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Public policy

Article L3121-10

With the exception of the time spent on call, the period of on-call duty is taken into account when calculating the minimum daily rest period provided for in article L. 3131-1 and the weekly rest peri…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation by merger.

Article D229-13-1

…h of Article L. 229-3 less than six months old, a file containing at least the following documents: 1° The articles of association of the société européenne; 2° The common draft terms of merger; 3° A…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherw…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article L752-19

Article L. 351-1, in the version resulting from Law no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018, is applicable in New Caledonia.

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