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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte.

Article L924-5

The last paragraph of III of article L. 442-5 is replaced by the following four paragraphs: "The investigating judge or the court hearing the case may order the advertising to cease, either at the req…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section unique : Le conseil des sites de Corse

Article R4421-5-1

A permanent delegation is created within the sites council sitting in a formation known as "heritage and architecture", whose powers are described in article R. 611-23 of the heritage code.It comprise…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L233-5

Unless the transitional measures provided for by the accession treaty of the country of which they are nationals apply, the third-country nationals mentioned in articles L. 200-5 aged over eighteen or…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Import and export for therapeutic purposes.

Article R1235-5

Any establishment or body which imports or exports organs for therapeutic purposes, including biomedical research within the meaning of Article L. 1121-1, shall ensure that these organs have been remo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: National Committee for Medical Assessment.

Article D1414-50

The National Committee for Medical Evaluation comprises :1° The President of the Académie nationale de médecine ;2° The President of the Ordre National des Médecins ;3° The President of the Conference…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: REVENUE

Article L2336-5

I. - After deduction of an amount equal to the adjustments made the previous year and the share provided for in article L. 2336-4, the resources of the Fonds national de péréquation des ressources int…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Employee information.

Article R3341-5

The employee savings book provided for in Article L. 3341-6 is drawn up on any durable medium and is given to each employee when his or her employment contract is concluded. It includes:1° A reminder…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Article D3661-5

The chapters of budgets voted by function correspond:a) Investment section: - for expenditure and revenue that can be broken down, to group 90 "Breakdown of operations", supplemented by the number of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Co-contractor established in France

Article D8222-5

Where the person entering into the contract is not a private individual who meets the conditions laid down in article D. 8222-4, he is deemed to have carried out the checks required by article L. 8222…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R761-5

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° References to the departmental prefect are replaced by references to the representative of the State; 2° References to the Court of Appeal are replaced…

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