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

Article L763-3

The actual removal of a foreign national who is the subject of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may not take place in Saint-Martin:1° If the consular authority so requests,…

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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 L762-3

The actual deportation of a foreign national who is the subject of a decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory may not take place in Saint-Barthélemy:1° If the consular authority so re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 5: The State representative

Article L4422-38

The State representative in the territorial collectivity of Corsica is appointed by decree in the Council of Ministers. He represents each of the ministers and directs the State services under the con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Preliminary investigation

Article 76-3

The judicial police officer or, under his supervision, the judicial police agent may, for the needs of the investigation, under the conditions provided for in article 76, have recourse to the operatio…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Termination of the contract

Article L2195-3

Where the contract is an administrative contract, the purchaser may terminate it: 1° In the event of sufficiently serious misconduct on the part of the co-contractor; 2° For a reason of general intere…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Notification to the Banque de France of breaches of cheque-writing bans.

Article R131-36

The declarations required by articles R. 131-34 and R. 131-35 must include all the information specified in 1°, 2°, 4°, 6° and 8° of article R. 131-12.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Implementation.

Article L7413-3

At the client's request, a declaration must be sent to the labour inspectorate referred to in Article L. 8112-1 as soon as the client begins or ceases to have home-based work carried out.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Content and conditions of validity

Article R1321-3

The period provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 1321-4 runs from the last date of the publication and filing formalities defined in articles R. 1321-1 and R. 1321-2.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Specific recognition of associations

Article R812-3

The list of consumer defence associations benefiting from the specific recognition provided for in Article R. 812-1 is updated and made available to the public on a website run by the Minister for Con…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter IV: Care that may be ordered in the event of a mental disorder that has impaired discernment

Article D47-33

The obligation of care provided for, as a security measure, by Article 706-136-1 is ordered by a judgment made in accordance with l'article 712-6 before the date set for the release of the sentenced p…

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