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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-4

Laws, ordinances and decrees passed before the entry into force of the Organic Law no. 2007-223 of 21 February 2007 on statutory and institutional provisions relating to overseas France in matters fal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L533-30

The remuneration policy of investment firms applies to categories of staff, in particular the persons mentioned in Article L. 533-25, risk-takers and any employee receiving total remuneration at least…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-22

Subject to the provisions of article L. 625-3, the proceedings in progress are interrupted until the pursuing creditor has declared his claim. They are then resumed ipso jure, the judicial representat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article L351-6

For the application of article L. 351-5 : 1° The references to the Insurance Code and to the training certificate issued for persons responsible for providing borrowers with explanations of loans are…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-17

The articles L. 2511-9, L. 2511-10-1 à L. 2511-13, L. 2511-15 et L. 2511-17to L. 2511-23, the fourth paragraph of Article L. 2511-25, les articles L. 2511-26, L. 2511-28 to L. 2511-33 of this code and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: National Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health Safety

Article L1313-10

I.-The contractual agents mentioned in article L. 1313-8 : 1° Are bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in article 26 of title I of the general status…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Opening and operating conditions

Article L6222-3

The Director General of the Regional Health Agency may object, on grounds relating to the risk of jeopardising the continuity of medical biology services, to the acquisition of a medical biology labor…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Compulsory expenditure

Article L2573-41

I. - The articles L. 2321-1 to L. 2321-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III.II. - For the application of Article L. 2321-2:1° In 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2162-8

As stated in article 511-25-1 of the French Criminal Code , reproduced below: "Is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 30,000 euros: 1° Importing or exporting gametes or germ tissue wit…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article LO6213-4

Laws, ordinances and decrees enacted before the entry into force of the loi organique n° 2007-223 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'outre-mer dans…

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