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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical auxiliaries.

Article L4423-3

I. - For the application of article L. 4311-1 in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the words "and in the services mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 2112-1 and in article L. 2311-4 " are dele…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-24

When using the international accounting standards adopted by regulation of the European Commission, commercial companies which draw up and publish consolidated accounts within the meaning of Article L…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-1

Any person carrying out the actions provided for in article L. 6313-1 shall file a declaration of activity with the administrative authority as soon as the first vocational training agreement or the f…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Remuneration.

Article L7124-10

When, pursuant to articles L. 7124-4 and L. 7124-4-1, the employment of a child is not subject to authorisation, the rules for dividing the remuneration received by this child between his legal repres…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Implementing provisions.

Article L7232-9

In addition to the labour inspectors mentioned in article L. 8112-1, the competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers are responsible for recording, by means of official reports, breaches…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title VII: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L271-1

The third paragraph of article L. 211-26 and articles L. 212-1 to L. 212-3 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force at the time of promulgation of the aforementioned law…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for initiating resolution proceedings

Article L311-20

Articles L. 632-1 to L. 632-4 of the French Commercial Code do not apply to measures decided by the resolution college pursuant to this chapter or to acts carried out by the persons it appoints pursua…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Relations between lessors and lessees of buildings used for the hotel trade

Article L311-5

Disputes relating to the application of this section shall be decided in accordance with Articles L. 145-56 to L. 145-60 of the French Commercial Code. Disputes relating to the performance of the work…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L4211-11

The provisions of articles L. 4211-8, L. 4211-9 and L. 4211-10 apply to army hospitals. A decree of the Conseil d'Etat determines the adaptations that may be made, with regard to these hospitals, to t…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Commencement of proceedings

Article L742-2

In appeals brought before it pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 723-3, L. 723-4 and L. 733-10, the protection litigation judge may, with the agreement of the debtor, decide to open a personal r…

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