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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Organisation of work

Article D1432-42

…ollaboration with the other specialised commissions and under the conditions set out in article L. 1432-4, for drawing up a specific report on the assessment of the conditions in which the rights of p…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 6: Family habilitation

Article 494-10

The judge shall rule, at the request of any interested party or the public prosecutor, on any difficulties that may arise in the implementation of the system.Selected for this purpose under the condit…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: The region

Article L131-4

…departmental tourism committee or similar body; 3° Tourist offices and tourist information centres; 4° The tourism, spa and leisure professions; 5° Tourism and leisure associations; 6° Tourist municip…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Composition

Article L612-4

…a supervisory board, a resolution board and an Enforcement Committee.With the exception of sections 4 and 5 of Chapter III of this Title and Chapter II of Title I of Book III of the Insurance Code, an…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article D444-4

…sions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise specified in the table below. Applicable articles In the wor…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Recording and fixing images in public places using airborne devices

Article 230-48

The technical device referred to in article 230-47 is authorised: 1° As part of a flagrante delicto investigation, a preliminary investigation or a procedure provided for in articles 74 to 74-2, by th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Consumer credit

Article L351-4

…or the application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands of article L. 351-3: 1° In 3° of article L. 312-4, the amount: "€200" is replaced by the amount: "24,000 CFP francs" and the amount: "€75,000" is re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2221-4

…if the municipal council or the syndicate committee has so decided; 3° Or financial autonomy alone.4° Either legal personality and financial autonomy, if the municipal council or the syndicate commit…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article D321-4

…of the approved insurance company or companies; 3° The number of the insurance contract taken out; 4° The period of validity of the contract; 5° The name and address of the policyholder; 6° The scope…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Responsibilities.

Article L2353-4

…ubsidiaries and establishments; 2° The likely development of the business; 3° Production and sales; 4° The employment situation and probable trends; 5° Investments ; 6° Substantial changes in organisa…

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