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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Military personnel serving with foreign armies

Article D4062-2

…for a foreign army meets the following conditions: 1° He/she is legally resident and working in France; 2° He/she is physically and mentally fit to perform the duties required for the training he/she…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-100-2

…authority's sustainable development situation based on the assessments, documents and reports produced by the local authority on a voluntary basis or provided for by a legislative or regulatory text.…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-13

For its application in Mayotte, article L. 1441-16 reads as follows: "Art. L. 1441-16 -The membership of employee candidates to a section other than that mentioned in articles L. 1441-14 and L. 1441-1…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Transfer to the State responsible for examining the claim

Article L572-3

The procedure for transfer to the State responsible for examining the asylum application may not be initiated in the case of systemic failures in the State in question referred to in Article 3(2) of R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Rules governing the practice of the profession

Article L4311-11

…of article L. 4311-2, the profession of nurse may be practised by persons who hold : 1° One of the certificates issued in application of the decree of 27 June 1922 establishing the professional nursi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Policyholder and beneficiary information and pricing

Article A132-4-5

The information notice on the entire contract provided for in c of IV of article 3 of Order no. 2014-696 of 26 June 2014 must contain the information referred to in articles A. 132-4 and A. 132-4-4, i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Provisions relating to victims and civil parties

Article D49-64

…the exercise of their powers, the public prosecutor and the courts responsible for enforcing sentences, as well as, if a case is referred to them, the prison integration and probation service, shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R1343-1

…1342-1; 2° Breaking the ban on using a container or packaging that has been in contact with substances or mixtures classified as dangerous to hold products intended for human or animal consumption, i…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Cemeteries and funeral operations

Article L2573-25

…the adaptations provided for in II to VI. APPLICABLE PROVISIONS IN THE FORM OF: L. 2223-1 law no. 2016-1658 of 5 December 2016 L. 2223-2 law no. 96-142 of 21 February 1996 4° of Article L. 2223-3 Act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration of the mandataire judiciaire and the liquidator

Article A663-23

In accordance with the provisions of article R. 663-26, the emolument due in respect of the task of distributing funds between creditors entrusted by the court to the mandataire judiciaire pursuant to…

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