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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Recruitment, transfer and dismissal.

Article L1225-6

The provisions of articles L. 1225-4, L. 1225-4-3 and L. 1225-5 do not prevent the expiry of a fixed-term employment contract.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-28

Articles L. 4112-3 to L. 4112-6, L. 4113-3, L. 4113-5 and L. 4113-9 to L. 4113-14 are applicable to nurses under conditions specified by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L4444-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the following paragraphs, the provisions of Article L. 4011-5 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Law No. 2019…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-6

Articles L. 422-1 to L. 422-5 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, French Polynesia and New Caledonia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Local authority property

Article L2573-33

The articles L. 2241-1, L. 2241-3, L. 2241-4, the first paragraph of Article L. 2241-5 and Article L. 2241-6 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Offences committed by the employer or his delegate.

Article L4741-6

The provisions of articles L. 4741-1 to L. 4741-5 and L. 4741-9 to L. 4742-1 do not apply to the establishments mentioned in 2° and 3° of article L. 4111-1.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6265-2

The provisions of articles L. 1617-2, L. 1617-3, L. 1617-5, L. 3341-1 and L. 3342-1 are applicable to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy and its public establishments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VI: LOCAL AUTHORITY FINANCES

Article L6365-2

The provisions of articles L. 1617-2, L. 1617-3, L. 1617-5, L. 3341-1 and L. 3342-1 are applicable to the collectivity of Saint-Martin and its public establishments.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3811-2

For its application in Mayotte, article L. 3114-5 reads as follows: "Art. L. 3114-5. - If it is established, by order of the Minister of Health, that conditions exist in Mayotte which lead to the deve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L943-4

The 1°, 2° and 3° of article L. 310-5 are deleted.

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