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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article 451

Titles II and XII of this Code apply to the legislation and regulation of foreign financial relations, subject to Articles 453 to 459 below.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-66

For the application of articles R. 1413-59 to R. 1413-63 in French Guyana and Martinique, the reference to the regional level shall be understood as the reference to each of these authorities.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-65

The territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre and Miquelon has a territorial vigilance and support network for the organisation and territorial coverage of health vigilance. In addition to the departme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Adaptation to overseas France

Article R1413-64

Articles R. 1413-60 to R. 1413-63 do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés à capital variable d'investissement salarié (employee investment companies with variable capital)

Article D214-216

Notwithstanding article D. 214-32-10, the minimum initial capital of an employee-owned open-ended investment company is €225,000.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés à capital variable d'investissement salarié (employee investment companies with variable capital)

Article R214-215

The asset management of an employee-share ownership open-ended investment company defined in article L. 214-166 is governed by the provisions applicable to the funds mentioned in article L. 214-165.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Seizure of fruits

Article R321-17

The pursuing creditor may authorise the distrainee to sell the fruits out of court or, with the authorisation of the execution judge, may arrange for the fruits to be cut and sold by auction or by any…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Seizure of fruits

Article R321-18

The pursuing creditor may, by bailiff's deed, oppose the tenant's payment of rent and lease payments to the debtor and require him to pay them into the hands of a receiver appointed by the creditor or…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 4: Seizure of fruits

Article R321-16

The fruits immobilised from the date of service of the summons to pay in the form of a seizure are distributed with the price of the property in the same order as the property is distributed.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Individual employers.

Article L6331-58

The contribution provided for in Article L. 6331-57 is calculated on the basis adopted in application of : 1° For domestic employees,article L. 133-7 of the Social Security Code ; 2° For maternal assi…

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