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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: INTERREGIONAL AGREEMENT

Article L5622-1

…y the founding decision; 2° Fees for services rendered; 3° Income from the assets of the agreement; 4° Assistance funds received; 5° Borrowing resources; 6° Payments from the compensation fund for val…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article R3321-1

The provisions of this Title, with the exception of articles R. 3322-1, R. 3322-2, D. 3323-4, R. 3323-6, R. 3323-10 and D. 3324-1, also apply to the persons mentioned in the second paragraph of articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Reporting obligations.

Article R152-11

…as they take up their duties, and French or foreign legal entities for their establishments abroad; 4° For the statistical purposes mentioned in articles R. 152-1, R. 152-2 and R. 152-3, transactions…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of sums held in the automatic online broadcast account

Article 612-15

…to the editorial content of works; 3° Expenditure relating to the promotion and marketing of works; 4° Expenditure relating to the improvement of the offering and the means of accessing works; 5° Expe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV: The Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guiana

Article D7124-32

…or employees governed by a temporary employment contract is that fixed in this contract pursuant to 4° of Article L. 1251-43 of the Labour Code.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Section 3: Sale by auction

Article L322-7-1

Any person sentenced to one of the additional penalties provided for in 2° of I of article 225-26 of the French Criminal Code, in 3° of IV and in the second paragraph of V of article L. 1337-4 of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L286-2

…al assistance system are replaced by references to the locally applicable social assistance scheme; 4° References to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-2

…al assistance system are replaced by references to the locally applicable social assistance scheme; 4° References to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article L811-3-1

For its application in Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories, Article L. 713-4 reads as follows: Art. L. 713-4 -The right conferred by a trade ma…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Preferential allocations.

Article 833

The provisions of articles 831 to 832-4 benefit the spouse or any heir called to succeed by virtue of the law, whether he is a full or bare owner. These provisions, with the exception of those of arti…

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