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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Placement and support for jobseekers.

Article L5312-12-1

…fall within the remit of the Human Rights Defender in application of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 relating to the Human Rights Defender are forwarded to the latter. Referral to the Défens…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Adoption of the budget and settlement of accounts

Article LO6471-4

…s falling due before the budget is voted. In addition, until the adoption of the budget or until 31 March in the absence of adoption of the budget before that date, the President of the Territorial Co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Investment rules.

Article R214-32-42

…provided that these funds have been the subject of a bilateral agreement between the Autorité des marchés financiers and their supervisory authority relating to the equivalence of security and trans…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-52

…imit may be temporarily exceeded. In this case, the management company will inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, the custodian and the fund's auditor of the reasons why the limit has been excee…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-70

…imit may be temporarily exceeded. In this case, the management company will inform the Autorité des marchés financiers, the custodian and the fund's auditor of the reasons why the limit has been excee…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

…ble in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For their application in New Caledoni…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 995

…ontracts against frost and storm risks on crops or standing timber.7° Les contrats d'assurances sur marchandises transportées et responsabilité civile du transporteur des transports terrestres;8° Les…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…the same table: Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 131-1 law no. 2006-387 of 31 March 2006 L. 131-1-1 Act no. 2010-737 of 1 July 2010 L. 131-2 and L. 131-3 Act no. 2005-516 of 20 M…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

…ate is signed at the same time as the certificate provided for in article 1 of decree no. 99-201 of 18 March 1999 relating to the issue of burial permits and cremation in New Caledonia and French Poly…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…edonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with the exception of articles R. 1131-3, R. 1131-7 to…

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