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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III : The application of laws and regulations in Saint-Barthélemy

Article D6213-2

…applicable to Saint-Barthélemy under the following conditions:1° For the application of articles R. 1421-9 and R. 1421-14, the archives of the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy are assimilated to the a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Handling of employers' claims and payment of beneficiaries

Article R6332-25

…an annual amount made up of the sum of the level of funding mentioned in 1° of I of article L. 6332-14 and the ancillary costs mentioned in 3° of the same article, in accordance with the following pay…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Withholding

Article L521-15

…gn or the beneficiary of an exclusive exploitation right the request provided for in Article L. 521-14 of this Code, filed within four working days of notification of the withholding referred to in th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Commencement and progress of the receivership.

Article L631-18

…trial tribunal or, failing that, the claimant summons the institutions mentioned in article L. 3253-14 of the Labour Code before the industrial tribunal.The administrator is the only person to be call…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Leave

Article R6153-1-13

…uly diagnosed condition which, with the exception of the pathologies mentioned in article R. 6153-1-14, on the list drawn up pursuant toarticle 28 of decree no. 86-442 of 14 March 1986 relating to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Recourse for compensation available to certain victims of damage resulting from an offence

Article 706-3

…hable by the articles 222-22 à 222-30, 224-1 A to 224-1 C, 225-4-1 to 225-4-5, 225-5 to 225-10, 225-14-1 and 225-14-2 and 227-25 to 227-27 of the Criminal Code;3° The injured party is of French nation…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 7: Provisions relating to the implementation of other resolution measures

Article L613-56-7

…the subject of a resolution measure. Notwithstanding the provisions of Regulation (EU) 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017 and Article L. 421-14, 3° and 4° are implemented without the need to obtain the agreeme…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Use for professional retraining projects

Article D4163-30-1

…3; 4° Article R. 6323-13 relating to the documents to be sent; 5° Articles R. 6323-11-1 and R. 6323-14-1 relating to applications from employees on fixed-term contracts; 6° Article R. 6323-11-2 relati…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Deeds relating to ownership and transfer of ownership

Article A444-90-1

…nsfer of ownership free of charge of the movable and immovable property mentioned in article L. 719-14 of the Education Code gives rise to the collection of a proportional fee, according to the follow…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to establishments organising underwater diving using air, oxygen or mixtures other than air

Article A322-77

The diver shall provide proof to the diving master of the skills mentioned in Annexes III-14 a, III-17 a or III-18 a, in particular by presenting a certificate or diploma and, where appropriate, a log…

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