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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Revenue

Article L6364-3

En application de l'article LO 6371-5, une dotation globale de fonctionnement est instituée afin de contribuer à compenser les accroissements nets de charges de la collectivité de Saint-Martin résulta…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Information and prevention

Article L3511-3

Nicotine replacement products may be prescribed by : 1° Doctors, including occupational physicians, for workers ; 2° Dental surgeons, in application of article L. 4141-2 ; 3° Midwives, in application…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L224-30

The individual retirement savings plan provides that from the fifth year prior to the maturity date referred to in article L. 224-1, the holder may contact the plan manager by any means in order to ob…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Loan guarantees

Article L2573-36

I. - Article L. 2252-1, with the exception of its fifth paragraph, article L. 2252-2, with the exception of 3°, and articles L. 2252-4 and L. 2252-5 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Adoption of the budget

Article L2573-39

The articles L. 2312-1 and L. 2312-2 and, as from the 2009 financial year, Article L. 2312-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.The report on the budget guidelines mentioned in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5622-3

The budgetary and accounting rules defined for the region in Chapter I of the single title of Book VI of Part One, by the first three paragraphs of article L. 4312-1, the first two paragraphs of artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-3

The profession of midwife is practised illegally by : 1° Any person who habitually performs the acts mentioned in article L. 4151-1 without fulfilling the conditions required by this book for the prac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Rules applicable to certain contracts according to their purpose

Article L2172-3

An innovation partnership is a contract whose purpose is the research and development of innovative products, services or works and the subsequent acquisition of the resulting products, services or wo…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Building and public works employers.

Article L6331-37

…sis of assessment for the contribution provided for in this sub-section is that of the contribution to vocational training mentioned in articles L. 6331-1 and L. 6331-3.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Inspection.

Article L5146-3

The territorial jurisdiction of the agents mentioned in 3° of articles L. 5146-1 and L. 5146-2 may be extended to several départements or regions.

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