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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-1

It is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros for any person to obstruct control operations carried out pursuant to the provisions of articles L. 411-1, L. 411-2 and…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L833-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless oth…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO OVERSEAS DEPARTMENTS

Article L832-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-1

I of Article L. 5134-1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia.The first paragraph of Article L. 5134-1 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Quality of vocational training courses

Article L6316-1

The service providers mentioned in article L. 6351-1 financed by a skills operator, by the commission mentioned in article L. 6323-17-6, by the State, by the regions, by the Caisse des dépôts et consi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Banking and payment services intermediaries

Article L775-14

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II and III, the articles mentioned in the first column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L834-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L6441-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this article, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 6111-6-1, of Article L. 6147-10, of the I of Article L. 6147-13, of Article L. 6326-1 and of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L6355-1

Carrying out any of the activities referred to in article L. 6313-1 without filing a declaration of activity with the administrative authority as soon as the first vocational training agreement or con…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L4151-1

The provisions of this Title shall apply to employers under private law and to employees. They also apply to 1° To the establishments mentioned in 1° to 3° of Article L. 4111-1; 2° Mines and quarries…

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