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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-13

…pronounced by the decree provided for in article L. 2113-5 as it read prior to Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of territorial communities or the creation of a new commune ordered b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Powers of the overseas regions in relation to economic development and regional planning

Article L4433-10

…lopment plan: 1° The State representative; 2° The public establishments mentioned in article L. 143-16 of the town planning codeand the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 770-1

…competent court, on pain of inadmissibility, at the end of the periods provided for in Article 133-16-1 of the Criminal Code. The application shall be investigated and judged in accordance with Artic…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Health checks and surveillance

Article R1321-19

…ut the analysis programme provided for in articles R. 1321-10, R. 1321-15, R. 1321-15-1 and R. 1321-16 and for the additional analyses provided for in articles R. 1321-17 and R. 1321-18, water samples…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R734-7

…iclesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-20 and R. 13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R732-7

…iclesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-20 and R. 13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Cheque payment incidents

Article R733-7

…iclesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 131-11 to R. 131-152005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-16 and R. 131-17n° 2011-243 of 4 March 2011R. 131-18n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 131-20 and R. 13…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VII: Conditions of application in Overseas France of Book V relating to service providers

Article R771-1

…rliament and of the Council No 648/2012 of 4 July 2012, No 575/2013 of 26 June 2013, No 596/2014 of 16 April 2014, No 600/2014 of 15 May 2014, No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014, No 2017/1129 of 14 June 2017…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions specific to French Polynesia

Article R763-11

…le R. 440-1 is applicable in French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decree no. 2014-498 of 16 May 2014.II. - For the application of I:1° After the words: "l'Autorité des marchés financiers",…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Work involving exposure to dangerous chemical agents

Article D4152-10

…defined in Annex I of Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 2008; 2° Benzene; 3° The following derivatives of aromatic hydrocarbons: a) Nitro and ch…

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