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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 C

The provisions of Articles 1, 2 and 3, of this Title and of Titles XII and XV of this Code shall apply to the products referred to in Articles 4 and 5 of Article 38.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-10

I. - The articles L. 5211-41 to L. 5211-41-3 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV.II. - For the application of articles L. 5211-41, L. 5211-41-1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Rules of jurisdiction and procedure

Article D49-28

The sentence enforcement committee sitting in each prison includes the members mentioned in article 712-4-1. The sentence enforcement judge may, with the agreement of the head of the establishment, ca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-5

Pregnant women, women in labour and breast-feeding mothers may only be asked to take part in the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of Article L. 1121-1 under the following conditions:-either the importan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin.

Article L3134-13

The following public holidays are non-working days: 1° 1st January ; 2° Good Friday in communes with a Protestant temple or a mixed church; 3° Easter Monday ; 4° 1st May 5° 8th May ; 6° Ascension Day…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R752-1

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Accounts and deposits

Article R753-1

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicate…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Commission for access to non-identifying data and the identity of third-party donors

Article R2143-3

I.-The Committee meets when convened by its Chairman. The notice of meeting shall specify the agenda. On the Chairman's proposal, the Committee may hear a third party on a point on the agenda. II-The…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Workers from outside companies

Article D4625-34-1

Prevention of the occupational risks provided for in 1°, 1° bis, 2°, 4° and 5° of Article L. 4622-2 to which the employees of an external company are exposed is provided jointly within the framework o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Spouse and child of a foreign national holding long-term resident status - EU in another Member State of the European Union

Article L426-14

For the application of articles L. 426-12 and L. 426-13, all the applicant's own resources and, where applicable, those of his or her spouse or parent, are taken into account, independently of the fam…

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