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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R742-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R743-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicab…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and general rules

Article R744-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1872-1

…ds: "in Article L. 2131-1". IV. - For the application of Article L. 1612-7, the words: "as from the 1997 financial year" are deleted. V. - For the application of article L. 1612-16, the words: ", the…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Visits and seizures

Article L512-60

…r explanations that may be useful for the purposes of the investigation. In accordance with Article 28 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, Article 61-1 of the same code is applicable when a person in r…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Reimbursement of travel and subsistence expenses

Article R7125-27

…5-26. The reimbursement of these expenses may be combined with that provided for in article R. 7125-28.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Disciplinary proceedings

Article R321-49-3

…ngs against the persons mentioned in I and II of article L. 321-4 and articles L. 321-24 and L. 321-28-1 and the person authorised to manage the sales. The Enforcement Committee may ask the Government…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R3351-1

…THEY STANDTo Book IIn Title IR. 3111-1 to R. 3111-3R. 3113-1Resulting from decree no. 2022-1683 of 28 December 2022R. 3114-1 and R. 3114-2R. 3114-4 and R. 3114-5 In Title IIR. 3121-1 to R. 3122-3 R.…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the optician-mutician higher technical diploma (brevet de technicien supérieur d'opticien-lunetier).

Article D4362-1

The Advanced Optician Technician Certificate (brevet de technicien supérieur d'opticien-lunetier) is governed by the provisions of decree no. 95-665 of 9 May 1995 laying down general regulations for t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Caretakers and employees of residential buildings, domestic staff and personal services

Article R7524-1

For the application of article R. 7213-7 in Mayotte, the words: "months from May to October inclusive" are replaced by the words: "months from July to December inclusive".

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