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

Article L152-2

For the application of this book in Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In article L. 142-1 to L. 142-4, references to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the pr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-18

…h one of these titles is awarded without being the holder of the delegation provided for in article L. 131-14, in breach of the provisions of article L. 131-17, is punishable by a fine of 7,500 euros.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Concessions

Article L2223-18

…urial or cremation of any bones that may still be there; 4° The conditions under which the articles L. 2223-14 to L. 2223-17 are applicable to concessions of spaces for the deposit or burial of urns i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation

Article L512-49

…n addition to the members appointed by the General Meeting under the conditions defined in articles L. 225-17 and L. 225-18 of the French Commercial Code, a representative of the professional agricult…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IVb: Prevention of environmental health risks at work

Article L1544-9

…ns provided for in the second and third paragraphs, the provisions of the last paragraph of Article L. 1332-5 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the wording resulting from Order N…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Disciplinary chambers of first instance and regional and inter-regional councils.

Article L4124-7

I. - Subject to the provisions of article L. 4124-10-1, the disciplinary chamber of first instance of the medical and dental surgeons' orders shall sit with the regional or inter-regional council and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Rights attached to the deposit

Article L622-7

The articles L. 411-4, L. 411-5, L. 612-11, L. 613-8, L. 613-9, L. 613-19, L. 615-2, L. 615-3, L. 615-5, L. 615-5-1-1, L. 615-5-2, L. 615-7, L. 615-7-1, L. 615-8, L. 615-8-1, L. 615-10 and L. 615-17 s…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article L314-25

…persons responsible for providing the borrower with explanations of the loans mentioned in articles L. 312-1 to L. 312-3 and to collect the information needed to draw up the sheet provided for in arti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

…aw n° 99-209 of 19 March 1999 on New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in Articles L. 541-2 and L. 541-3, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Night work.

Article L1225-11

…sions of this paragraph are without prejudice to the application of the provisions of articles : 1° L. 1225-4, on protection against termination of the employment contract of an employee in a medicall…

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