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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article D591-15

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D.551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1, D. 561-12 to D 561-14 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions of access for humanitarian associations

Article R744-27

…activities carried out there by the State services and legal entities mentioned in articles R. 744-20 and R. 744-21.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-2

…de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé under the conditions set out in article L. 5124-20, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D71-114-10

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local authority's accounting officer, who must check the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV: Accounting

Article D72-104-10

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local authority's accounting officer, who must check the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Income tax deducted at source

Article 182 A

…h exceeds €16,050 the rate of: a) 12% for the portion in excess of €16,050 and up to €46,557; >> b) 20% for the portion in excess of €16,050 and up to €46,557; and b) 20% for the portion in excess of…

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

Article 2-18

…nted to civil parties in respect of the offences provided for in the articles 221-6, 222-19 and 222-20 of the Penal Code committed in the course of a professional activity, where the public prosecutio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Functional allowances.

Article L2123-23

…ions receive a functional allowance set by applying the reference term mentioned in article L. 2123-20 the following scale: Population (inhabitants) Rate (as % of index) Less than 500 25.5 From 500 to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-2

…ising defined in Article L. 5213-1 relates to the devices mentioned in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 which have the EU declaration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-1

…312-3;4° Not complying with the restrictions that may be imposed, in application of article L. 5121-20, in the interests of public health, on the prescription and supply of certain medicinal products.

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