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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-101-16

For the application of article D. 72-101-15 :1° The population to be taken into account is the total population, municipal and counted separately, as it results from the last known census on the date…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-117-1

…en if the duration indicated in the summary of product characteristics mentioned in article R. 5141-15 is longer than one month. If this period exceeds one month, this treatment may only be extended b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Hospital duties for pharmacy students.

Article D6153-90-1

I.-The hospital pharmacy students referred to in article R. 6153-77 receive, where applicable: 1° A flat-rate transport allowance when they complete a placement outside their home university hospital…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agency committee.

Article D6431-24

…berations at the joint meetings of the Committee and the Commission provided for in article L. 6431-15 is reduced accordingly, in the reverse order to that in which they were appointed under the first…

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

Article L3515-3

…ne and carbon monoxide yields exceed the maximum yields set under the terms of I of article L. 3512-15;5° Selling, distributing or offering free of charge cigarettes or roll-your-own tobacco:a) flavou…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions applicable to investment service providers

Article L531-2

…ers of participatory finance services within the meaning of Article 2(1)(e) of Regulation (EU) 2020/1503 under the conditions and within the limits applicable to their activity under that Regulation ;…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation and operation

Article R211-4

The Board of Directors comprises twenty-nine members, distributed as follows:1° Three ex officio members:a) The Director of Sports or his representative ;b) The President of the French National Olympi…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L593-2

For the application of the provisions of this book to Saint-Martin: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-3, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28, L. 531-30, L. 561-3, L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-1

I.-The persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 must meet the following requirements: 1° They must devote sufficient time to performing their duties within the market undertaking. The number of mandate…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Unfair business-to-business commercial practices

Article L442-1

…by any person offering an online intermediation service within the meaning of Regulation (EU) 2019/1150 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 20 June 2019 promoting fairness and transparenc…

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