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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Resources and means

Article L1233-3

The National Agency for Territorial Cohesion and the State shall enter into multi-year agreements with: 1° The National Agency for Urban Renewal; 2° The Agence nationale de l'habitat (National Housing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK II RELATING TO PRODUCTS

Article L741-3

The following do not apply in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In Articles L. 221-5 and L. 221-6, references to the livret de développement durable et solidaire; 2° Articles L. 221-13 to L. 221-17-2 rela…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions.

Article L8261-3

The following are excluded from the prohibitions set out in article L. 8261-1: 1° Work of a scientific, literary or artistic nature and assistance given to works of general interest, in particular tea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-36

The prefect shall inform the mayor of any observations he may have on the information mentioned in 1°, 2° and 3° of article D. 1332-35. With regard to 1° of article D. 1332-35, the prefect's observati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L5125-32

The following are laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The procedures for submitting and examining applications for the creation, transfer and grouping of pharmacies, the rules for assessing…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Inter-company agreements

Article L2232-37

The representativeness of the trade union organisations within the scope of this agreement is assessed in accordance with the rules defined in articles L. 2122-1 to L. 2122-3 relating to trade union r…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title I: MEDIATION

Article L611-3

Mediation of consumer disputes does not apply to:1° Disputes between professionals;2° Complaints made by the consumer to the professional's customer service department;3° Direct negotiations between t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Organisation

Article R2541-3

The references made by articles R. 2142-1, R. 2142-3 and R. 2142-10 insofar as they refer to the legislative provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book I of this Part shall be understood as referring…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings

Article L421-7-3

I.- Market undertakings of significant importance due to their size and internal organisation, as well as the nature, scale and complexity of their activities, shall set up an appointments committee c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Local semi-public companies

Article L1862-3

I.-By decision of their deliberative body, the communes of French Polynesia and their groupings may acquire shares or receive, as a fee, contribution shares issued by a semi-public company created by…

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