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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Regional development plan

Article R4433-21

The portion intended to compensate for expenditure on studies and the conduct of the operation shall be the subject, at the request of the President of the Regional Council, of two payments of equal a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: The network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

Article A712-2

The overall monthly allowance for office expenses that the General Meeting of CCI France and of each territorial and regional chamber of commerce and industry may allocate to the members of its bureau…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter 4: Special provisions

Article R355-56

…in the overseas territories of Wallis and Futuna and the French Southern and Antarctic Territories; 4° In articles R. 355-35 and R. 355-37, the following words are added in New Caledonia and French Po…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter II: Retirement savings plans giving rise to membership of a group insurance contract

Article L142-5

Without prejudice to the rights of holders of claims arising from the management of these operations, no creditor of the insurance undertaking other than policyholders, members, insured persons or ben…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-9

…divert this vessel or direct it to a point of entry into the territory that he designates." ; 2° In 4° of Article L. 3115-11, the words "and in which Articles L. 162-32 to L. 162-32-3 of the Social Se…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO MAYOTTE

Article L5832-2

…11-9-2; 2° bis Articles L. 5211-11-2 and L. 5211-11-3; 3° Les articles L. 5211-28 to L. 5211-35-1 ; 4° Article L. 5211-40-1; 5° The articles L. 5211-41 to L. 5211-41-3 ; 6° Les articles L. 5211-57 et…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Professional Certification Commission

Article R6113-7

…re accessible to the public; 3° Contributes to international work on the quality of qualifications; 4° May be called upon by ministries and national joint employment committees of professional branche…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Advertising

Article L5213-5

The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé and the administrative authority referred to in II of Article L. 5211-2, within their respective areas of competence, may, under…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L744-12

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

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Prescription of a route

Article R5132-1-1

A pathway to integration through economic activity may be prescribed to any person declared eligible, under the conditions set out in sub-section 2 of this section, by one of the prescribers mentioned…

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