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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L311-25

Articles L. 211-36-1 to L. 211-38 of the Monetary and Financial Code do not prevent the application of measures imposed in application of the provisions of this section.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Categories of revenue

Article L2564-21

I.-The articles L. 2331-1 to L. 2331-4 are applicable in Mayotte from 1 January 2014. II.-Until 31 December 2013, the revenues of the operating section of the budget of the communes of Mayotte include…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Allowances for holders of mandates at the Assembly of French Guyana

Article L7125-23

…ice-Presidents delegated by him use the universal employment-service cheque provided for in Article L. 1271-1 of the Labour Code to ensure the remuneration of employees or approved associations or com…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: House arrest to enforce a removal order

Article L731-2

Aforeign nationals placed under house arrest pursuant to article L. 731-1 may be detained pursuant to article L. 741-1, where they no longer present effective guarantees of representation to prevent a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Students in medicine, dentistry, midwifery and pharmacy.

Article L6153-2

The regime for the students mentioned in 1° of article L. 6153-1 is determined by regulation.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions

Article L4223-2

The use of the title of pharmacist, without fulfilling the conditions required by article L. 4221-1, or the use without right of a diploma, certificate or other title legally required for the practice…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Liability before the territorial council.

Article LO6432-2

…his motion shall only be deliberated on when it is signed by one third of the territorial councillors. The vote cannot take place until at least forty-eight hours after the motion has been tabled. Onl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-2

A social and economic committee is set up in companies with at least eleven employees.It is only compulsory to set up such a committee if there are at least eleven employees for twelve consecutive mon…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements of decisions taken by the Labour Inspectorate with regard to health and safety at work

Article L4752-2

…measurements or analyses made by the Labour Inspectorate monitoring officer referred to in Article L. 8112-1 in application of Article L. 4722-1 and the regulatory provisions made for the application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: National register of persons prohibited from managing assets

Article L128-2

…il courts ruling on commercial matters shall have permanent access to the file mentioned in Article L. 128-1.The following may be recipients, within the meaning 9) of Article 4 of Regulation (EU) 2016…

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