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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Provisions applicable to communes in the departments of Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L2563-2

…s and territories and the territorial units of Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is increased in 1994 by a sum of 30 million francs, taken from the development grant instituted by article L. 2334-1…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Proof of nationality before the courts

Article 30-2

…on of French status.The French nationality of persons born in Mayotte, who were of age on 1 January 1994, will be subsidiarily held to be established if these persons have consistently enjoyed possess…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Taxable income

Article 163 bis F

…f free shares and the payment deadlines provided for by Article 3 of Law no. 94-1135 of 27 December 1994 relating to the conditions for the privatisation of the Société nationale d'exploitation indust…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2a: Farm-saved seed

Article L623-24-1

…tion from Article L. 623-4, for the species listed in Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights and for other species that may be listed by decree, farmers h…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exclusive right of exploitation

Article L613-5-1

…ons for such use are those laid down in Article 14 of Council Regulation (EC) No 2100/94 of 27 July 1994 on Community plant variety rights.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article A512-6

…peciality 313 of the nomenclature of training specialities approved by decree no. 94-522 of 21 June 1994.3° Certificates of professional qualification registered in the national register of profession…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Revenue from the investment section

Article L2331-9

…f the code des communes as they stood prior to the entry into force of the loi n° 94-504 du 22 juin 1994 portant dispositions budgétaires et comptables relatives aux collectivités locales.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 1

…ed in Algiers on 27 December 1968, amended by its first amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994, by its second amendment signed in Algiers on 28 September 1994 and by its third amendment sign…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-14

…the texts adopted for the application of the articles 2,3,4,6,7and 10 de la loi n° 94-665 du 4 août 1994 relative à l'emploi de la langue française.Any foundation recognised as being in the public int…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Allocations to overseas municipalities.

Article R2334-9-3

…and Futuna Islands, in accordance with the provisions of Article 16 of the aforementioned Decree of 17 August 1994.Unless otherwise stated, the population to be taken into account for the application…

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