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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: General provisions

Article LO6311-1

An overseas collectivity is hereby established to replace, on the territory of the French part of the island of Saint-Martin and the islets that depend on it, the commune of Saint-Martin, the departme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Formation of the company

Article R814-162

Registration of the company in the Trade and Companies Register is governed by articles R. 123-31 et seq, subject to the provisions below. A copy of the declaration mentioned in article R. 814-160 is…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Associate midwives

Article R6152-545

Associate midwives shall receive, after service has been rendered: 1° Flat-rate monthly emoluments, the amount of which, set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget, health and social sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R773-7

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R774-7

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Caisse des dépôts et consignations

Article R775-6

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-2

…r 2011 for 2012. The portion of the fees collected by the Institute for the maintenance in force of European patents paid to the organisation created by Article 4 of the Convention on the Grant of Eur…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Provisions relating to the supervision of practice

Article A322-50

Supervision takes place from or near a suitable boat. The supervisor must be equipped with: 1° Personal buoyancy equipment with a performance level of at least 50N; 2° Closed shoes; 3° For river activ…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Alpine skiing and related activities.

Article A212-192

If the Service national des métiers de l'encadrement du ski et l'alpinisme considers that there is no substantial difference, or if a substantial difference has been identified and the declarant has p…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-5

…han three consecutive years lapses, as does the resident card bearing the words "long-term resident-EU" granted by France when its holder has resided outside the territory of the Member States of the…

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