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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L940-1

…es L. 225-219 to L. 225-223, L. 252-1 to L. 252-13; 3° Book III, with the exception of articles L. 310-4, L. 321-1 to L. 321-38, L. 322-7 and L. 322-10 ; 4° Book V, with the exception of articles L. 5…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L734-7

…der no. 2011-267 of 14 March 2011 L. 163-5 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 163-6 law no. 2001-1062 of 15 November 2001 L. 163-7 order no. 2000-916 of 19 September 2000 L. 163-8 order no. 2009-86…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial services of the Post and Telecommunications Office

Article L773-16

…money orders and cash on delivery. On behalf of credit institutions authorised under Article L. 511-10, it may receive bauspar deposits and distribute bauspar loans under the conditions set out in Art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial services of the Post and Telecommunications Office

Article L774-16

…money orders and cash on delivery. On behalf of credit institutions authorised under Article L. 511-10, it may receive bauspar deposits and distribute bauspar loans under the conditions set out in Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6232-2

…resentatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in Article LO 1112-10 submit a request for authorisation to the President of the Territorial Council of Saint-Barthélem…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: VOTER PARTICIPATION IN COMMUNITY LIFE

Article D6332-2

…resentatives, political parties and groupings that meet the conditions laid down in Article LO 1112-10 submit a request for authorisation to the President of the Territorial Council of Saint-Martin no…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Regional and interregional councils

Article D4311-85

…° Where the total number of nurses on the most recently published register is less than or equal to 10,000 : a) Two pairs of full members and two pairs of alternates representing self-employed nurses…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…manufacturer or importer in accordance with the conditions and deadlines set out in Article L. 3513-10; 7° Failure by a manufacturer or importer of a vaping product to send the annual declaration for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Foreign trainees

Article L426-23

A foreign national who establishes that he or she is taking part in an internship in France under an internship agreement approved by the competent administrative authority and that he or she has suff…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Retired foreign nationals

Article L426-8

A foreign national who is the holder of a contributory old-age pension, under his or her own right or a derived right, paid under a French basic social security scheme and who, after having resided in…

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