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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article L4437-3

The following provisions of Part Four of this Code are not applicable to Mayotte: 1° Book I; 2° In Book II: a) Article

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products.

Article L5521-3

…lement compétent" are replaced by the words: "le délégué local du conseil central de la section E" ;3° In the third paragraph, the words "conseil de l'ordre des pharmaciens territorialement compétent"…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Compulsory registration of natural persons.

Article R123-32

…ng the status of trader shall apply for registration, via the single body mentioned in article R. 123-1, at the registry of the court in whose jurisdiction either:1° Its principal place of business is…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public interest groups (R)

Article D1115-3

…ticular: 1° The name and purpose of the consortium; 2° The identity and nationality of its members; 3° The address of its registered office. Where the grouping includes an interregional agreement with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Decisions taken after the prison administration has been given time to take corrective measures

Article R249-34

If it decides to apply 3° of II of the article 803-8, the sentence enforcement judge may order, after consulting the public prosecutor and the prison administration representative, one of the measures…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Fonds commun de placement à risques.

Article R214-39

…securities or rights and contractual subscription commitments of any single entity mentioned in 2°, 3° or 4° of II of article R. 214-36.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Continuing training

Article D1442-3

…Minister for Employment; 2° The number of training days per trainee over the term of the agreement; 3° The number of training days per trainee per year; 4° The duration of each course; 5° The teaching…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Remuneration for library loans

Article L133-3

The remuneration provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 133-1 includes two parts. The first part, payable by the State, is based on a flat-rate contribution per user registered in librarie…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Unfair breach of contract.

Article L1237-3

…f the new employer took on an employee whom he knew to be already bound by a contract of employment;3° If the new employer continued to employ the employee after learning that the employee was still b…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Automatic exclusions

Article L2141-3

…dmissible, are subject to a personal bankruptcy order or a management ban pursuant to articles L. 653-1 to L. 653-8 of the French Commercial Code, or to an equivalent measure under foreign law;3° Admi…

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