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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-14

The other skills operators approved under article L. 6332-1-1 may enter into agreements with the inter-professional skills operator authorised in application of article R. 6523-2-9 for the purpose of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: One-stop shop for live performances

Article R7122-24

The employer shall send the authorised body the sections of the single simplified declaration by electronic means or by electronic data interchange under conditions defined by joint order of the minis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R5127-1

The public health inspecting pharmacists carry out inspections of the pharmacies and dispensaries mentioned in articles L. 5125-1, L. 5125-19, L. 5126-1, L. 5126-8, L. 5126-9 and L. 5126-13, places wh…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R920-2

…code in the Department of Mayotte, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° to 8° Repealed;9° "préfet" or "sous-préfet" by "représentant de l'Etat à Mayotte";10° "chambre de commerce et d'ind…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Harassment.

Article L1152-2

No person who has suffered or refused to suffer repeated acts of psychological harassment or who has, in good faith, reported or witnessed such acts may be subject to the measures mentioned in Article…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article R212-7-1

For the application of the provisions of article L. 212-9, the cinematographic area of influence of a cinema development project corresponds to the geographical area within which the cinematographic e…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter III: Plant breeding

Article L623-10

Before the end of the period provided for in the last paragraph of article L. 623-9, the bans prescribed in the first paragraph of the said article may be extended, at the request of the Minister for…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Other conditions of access and practice.

Article R512-11

I-The purpose of the professional training course referred to in articles R. 512-9 and R. 512-10 is to enable trainees to acquire legal, technical, commercial and administrative skills prior to engagi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Organisation

Article R4422-36

In application of article L. 4424-7 ownership: a) Buildings listed or registered under the law of 31 December 1913 relating to historic monuments and archaeological sites, belonging to the State, the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-23

Any approved association that has been registered for at least five years on the date on which the civil party is brought, proposing by its articles of association to combat corruption, may exercise t…

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