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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article D2621-2

For the application of Article D. 2192-1 to Saint-Barthélemy, the reference to the standard set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article D3321-3

For the application of Article D. 3133-1 to Saint-Barthélemy, the reference to the standard set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the reference of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO BOOK I

Article D3341-3

For the application of Article D. 3133-1 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the reference to the standard set by European Commission Decision (EU) 2017/1870 of 16 October 2017 on the publication of the refe…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Legislative part

Article L700-2

Chapter I of Title V of this Book also determines the rules applicable to the enforcement of transfer decisions taken pursuant to Article L. 572-1 or requests for taking charge or taking back pursuant…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-31

The enforcement measures provided for in Article L. 412-1 the provisions of Articles 1 and 2, Chapter II, point 2 of Chapter IV of Section V "Minced meat, meat preparations and mechanically separated…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin

Article L1426-3

For the application of this code to the collectivities of Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin, references to the provisions of the General Tax Code relating to tobacco are replaced by references to loca…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Common provisions

Article L1527-3

For the provisions of this Code made applicable to Wallis and Futuna, references to the provisions of the General Tax Code relating to tobacco are replaced by references to the texts applicable locall…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Single chapter

Article L631-1

In the absence of adaptation, references made by provisions of this Code applicable in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to Book III

Article L2633-1

For the application of article L. 2341-1 in Saint-Martin, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747 of the General Tax Code are replaced by references with the same purpose applicable loc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 814-1

…application of article 78-2-1 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia, references to provisions of the Labour Code are replaced by references to provisions having the same…

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