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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Investment research, financial analysis and voting advisory services

Article L774-34

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: Applicable…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R1132-3

…risation ;2° The composition of the aptitude test panel and the procedures for organising this test;3° The terms and conditions under which an adaptation period, an aptitude test or both are required;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Continuing vocational training for young people under the age of twenty-six (R).

Article R4332-3

The amount of State credits transferred to the regions under the second paragraph of Article L. 4332-1 is established, after receiving the opinion of the commission set up by article L. 1614-3, based…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for certain territories

Article L5125-6-2

By way of derogation from the provisions of Article L. 5125-3-2, within the territories referred to in Article L. 5125-6, the optimum response to the population's need for medicinal products is assess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Opposition to the hiring of apprentices.

Article L6225-3-1

If the apprenticeship contract is terminated in application of article L. 6225-3, the training centre in which the apprentice is registered will take the necessary steps to enable him to follow his th…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Elements of private project management for infrastructure works

Article R2431-30

…tion plans, markings and specifications for use on site, as well as the corresponding summary plans;3° To draw up, on the basis of the execution plans, a detailed cost estimate for each of the public…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Centre hospitalier national d'ophtalmologie des Quinze-Vingts (Quinze-Vingts national ophthalmology hospital)

Article R6147-59

Notwithstanding the provisions of 3° of article R. 6143-3, the college of qualified personalities on the Supervisory Board of the Quinze-Vingts National Ophthalmology Hospital comprises five members a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to investor protection

Article L763-13

…Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-1 to L. 465-3-3 and L. 465-3-4 with the exception of 3° of its I and 1° of its II Law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 465-3-5 Law 2016-1691 of 9 December…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Offences relating to investor protection

Article L762-13

…Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-1 to L. 465-3-3 and L. 465-3-4 with the exception of 3° of its I and 1° of its II Law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 465-3-5 Law 2016-1691 of 9 December…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Criminal provisions

Article L764-13

…Law no. 2016-1691 of 9 December 2016 L. 465-3-1 to L. 465-3-3 and L. 465-3-4 with the exception of 3° of its I and 1° of its II Law no. 2016-819 of 21 June 2016 L. 465-3-5 Law 2016-1691 of 9 December…

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