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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-1: Research involving the human person

Article L1541-4

I.-Subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of Title II of Book I of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Acts and formalities relating to the seizure of immovable property and sale by auction

Article A444-191

I. - With the exception of the cases mentioned in II and III, deeds carried out in relation to the seizure of immovable property and licitation by judicial auction (numbers 1, 2 and 3 of Table 6) give…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Composition and appointment

Article R4641-3

I.-Each of the Council's configurations, with the exception of the National Committee for Prevention and Health at Work, comprises: 1° The college of ministerial departments; 2° The college of social…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Guarantee fund

Article R385-3

I. - The guarantee fund of supplementary occupational pension funds is equal to one third of the minimum required solvency margin defined in article R. 385-1, but may not be less than 3,700,000 euros.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
VI : Waiver of payment and rebate in the event of death as a result of an act of terrorism, participation in an external or internal security operation or in circumstances leading to a citation in the Order of the Nation

Article 1691 ter

It is granted to heirs and, where applicable, to cohabitants liable for payment of the persons mentioned in 1° to 2° ter and 7° to 10° of I of l'article 796 :1°(Repealed);2° For income tax, a discharg…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Coverage of apprenticeship contracts

Article D6332-78-1

I. - France Compétences invites the branches, by any means that provides a definite date of receipt of this request, to determine the level of funding for apprenticeship contracts, in accordance with…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Preliminary provisions

Article R93-2

The remuneration and compensation of experts appointed under the procedures provided for in articles L. 3211-12 to L. 3211-12-6 L. 3213-3, L. 3213-8 and L. 3213-9-1 of the Public Health Code, which fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission for Inter-municipal Cooperation in French Polynesia

Article L5842-11

I. - The articles L. 5211-42 to L. 5211-45 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-42, the words "in each de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L773-2

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Definitions, activities and prohibitions

Article L774-2

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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