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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L281-7

For the application of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° The references to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Unio…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-17-2

Any infringement of the prohibition laid down in Article 13 of Regulation (EC) No 816/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 May 2006, referred to above, and in Article 2 of Council…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Contaminants

Article R412-24

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1, the provisions of Articles 1 and 2 of amended Regulation (EEC) No 315/93 of the Council of the European Communities of 8 February 1993 laying…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-34

Independent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the local authority's budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the chairman and members of the Martinique Economic, Social, Enviro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Aid to businesses

Article L1861-1

In accordance with II of Article 43 of Organic Law no. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004 on the autonomous status of French Polynesia, communes and their groupings may grant aid to companies, under the con…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Competent authority

Article R521-1

Without prejudice to the second paragraph of article 11-1 of decree no. 2004-374 of 29 April 2004 on the powers of the prefects and the organisation and action of the State services in the regions and…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Schedule.

Article R123-199-1

The words "related party" and "related party transactions" have the same meaning as defined by the international accounting standards adopted by Commission Regulation (EC) No 2238/2004 of 29 December…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Aid for medical students

Article D1511-53

Local authorities and their groupings, alone or jointly, allocate a travel allowance to students mentioned in article D. 1511-52 for travel undertaken as part of their training period and for journeys…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-34

Independent of teaching expenses, the cost of which is borne by the local authority budget, the travel and subsistence expenses of the chairman and members of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cult…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter I: Status and missions

Article R1231-3

The agency shall assist the regional prefect and the departmental prefect in implementing the actions mentioned in V of Article 36 and in the second paragraph of article 41 of decree no. 2004-374 of 2…

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