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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-8

The Minister responsible for the economy shall determine the conditions under which regulations or decisions relating to technical regulatory or implementation standards adopted by the European Commis…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-5

Measures relating to the euro and those necessary for the operation of Economic and Monetary Union, other than those mentioned in Article L. 721-3, are made applicable by regulation to Saint-Pierre-et…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L712-6

For the application of this code in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations in this book :1° The provisions relating to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Post-exposure or post-occupational monitoring

Article R4624-28-1

…xamination provided for in Article L. 4624-2-1 is organised for the following categories of workers:1° Workers who are benefiting or have benefited from enhanced individual monitoring of their state o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-15

The Management Section of the Employers' College includes employers and similar persons, including managers who have a particular delegation of authority, as defined in article L. 1441-12, who only em…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application.

Article L2311-1

The provisions of this Title apply to private-law employers and their employees.They also apply to1° Public industrial and commercial establishments ;2° Public administrative establishments when they…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title V: Information organisation

Article L451-2

…n force. It shall incur, as appropriate, the penalties provided for in articles L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, or L. 363-4 of this Code.To enable the information body to carry out the t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article R6523-2-9

In application of article L. 6523-1-2, a cross-industry skills operator approved under article L. 6332-1-1 is authorised by joint order of the ministers responsible for vocational training and the ove…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Powers of the public prosecutor

Article 40-1

…nitiation of public proceedings, the Public Prosecutor with territorial jurisdiction shall decide whether it is appropriate: 1° Either to prosecute; 2° Or to implement an alternative procedure to pros…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R831-2

…pplication of this book in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Reunion, Mayotte and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Article R. 810-1, the reference to Article R. 812-1 is deleted; 2° Article R. 812…

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