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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Merger of communes.

Article D2573-4

The articles D. 2113-1 to D. 2113-12 and R. 2113-16 to R. 2113-22 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R3123-19

The provisions of articles R. 3123-16 to R. 3123-18 are applicable to contractual employees of the State, local authorities and their public administrative establishments.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Company file.

Article R4624-48

…Social and Economic Committee at the same time as the annual report provided for in Article L. 4612-16.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Adoption and implementation of budgets

Article L1612-17

The provisions of articles L. 1612-15 and L. 1612-16 are not applicable to the entry and payment of compulsory expenditure resulting, for local authorities, their groupings and their public establishm…

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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 D443-4

…lowing provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles In the wording res…

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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 D442-4

…ng provisions shall apply to Saint-Barthélemy in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable articles In the wording res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Suspicious transaction reports

Article L621-17-3

…information to the Financial Public Prosecutor, the report or notification provided for in Article 16 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Traditional herbal medicinal products

Article R5121-107-6

…itional herbal medicinal products by the Commission of the European Communities pursuant to Article 16f of Directive 2001/83/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 November 2001 on the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to Mayotte

Article L421-1

…e are applicable in Mayotte, with the exception of articles L. 111-2, L. 311-3, L. 311-6 and L. 332-16.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-17

The powers vested in the Minister of the Interior by article L. 3332-16 are exercised by the Minister for Overseas Territories in the territorial collectivity of Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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