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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 5: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R591-12-1

For the application of Chapter I of Title III of this book in Mayotte: 1° In Article R. 531-2: the words: "twenty-one days" are replaced by the words: "seven days" and after the words: "to lodge", the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions relating to investment firms

Article L531-4

…1-1 on a regular professional basis. The investment firms defined in the previous paragraph may be: 1° A class 1 bis investment firm, authorised to provide any of the investment services mentioned in…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1471-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia to public contracts and concession contracts concluded by the State or its public establish…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1461-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia to public contracts and concession contracts concluded by the State or its public establ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R5141-90

Veterinary pharmacovigilance includes : 1° The reporting of adverse reactions to veterinary medicinal products and medicinal products for human use administered under the conditions provided for in a…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-46

At its first meeting, each Funding Conference elects, by a simple majority of the members present, a Chairman from among its members, on the proposal of the college of local and regional authorities.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-16

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L775-19

…of 9 December 2016 L. 525-6 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 525-6-1, with the exception of 2° of its I Act 2018-727 of 10 August 2018 L. 525-7 and L. 525-8 Law no. 2013-100 of 28 January 2013…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter III: Local authorities

Article L113-1

Local authorities or their groupings may not grant loan guarantees or sureties to the sports associations and societies mentioned in articles L. 121-1 and L. 122-2. However, local and regional authori…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Calculation of the special profit-sharing reserve.

Article D3324-8

In companies subject to partnership tax, net profit is calculated as the sum of the following elements: 1° The portion of taxable profit for the financial year attributable to those partners liable fo…

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