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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES.

Article D1881-1

…ns of Title II of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, subj…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution.

Article L310-12-5

…the authorities of the host Member State, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may carry out, itself or through the intermediary of persons it appoints for that purpose, on-site verif…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-26

The conditions for submitting the application and the contents of the file shall be specified by decision of the Director General of the National Institute of Industrial Property, in particular as reg…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-3

The following provisions of Part Four of this Code are not applicable to Mayotte: 1° Book I; 2° In Book II: a) Article

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Global operating grant and other grants

Article R1613-1

…es lois n° 84-16 du 11 janvier 1984 et n° 84-53 du 26 janvier 1984, and by the décret n° 85-1148 du 24 octobre 1985 relatif à la rémunération des personnels civils et militaires de l'Etat et des perso…

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

Article D3665-3

…rising officer of these establishments. Enforcement measures for the recovery of these products are carried out as in matters of direct taxation. However, the authorising officer shall authorise these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article D5217-26

…orising officer of these establishments.Enforcement measures for the recovery of these products are carried out as in matters of direct taxation.However, the authorising officer authorises these enfor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article D71-114-4

Products of the local authority, the local authority's public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between the local authority and any other public authority or public establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-104-4

Products of the local authority, the local authority's public establishments and any public body resulting from an agreement between the local authority and any other public authority or public establ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commercial development commissions.

Article L751-2

…t. It informs the mayors of the municipalities bordering on the municipality in which the site is located, as soon as applications for authorisation to operate a business have been registered. Where a…

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