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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Elections

Article R4441-6

Candidates meeting the conditions of article L. 4441-2 must be registered on the register of New Caledonia or French Polynesia and be up to date with their membership fees.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Composition

Article D1432-16

…rticipate in the work of the Supervisory Board in an advisory capacity: 1° The accounting officer ; 2° The regional director of public finance or, for the Ile-de-France region, the budget and accounts…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Air transport.

Article 78

1. Aircraft making an international journey must follow the air route imposed on them in order to cross the border. 2 They may only land at customs airports.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-18

The 1° and 2° of Article L. 1324-3, in the version resulting from Order No. 2017-9 of 5 January 2017, are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: NATIONAL DATA FILE CONTAINING INFORMATION ON CHARACTERISED PAYMENT INCIDENTS

Article L751-3

The Banque de France is released from professional secrecy for the dissemination, to the companies mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 751-2, of the personal information contained in the fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article R2321-5

Allocations to provisions made under the conditions defined in articles R. 2321-2 and R. 2321-3 also constitute compulsory expenditure for the caisses des écoles.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various partnerships formed for the joint practice of the profession

Article R814-66

The National Enrolment and Discipline Commission shall be seized of any difficulty. Its decisions may be appealed, under the conditions set out in Article R. 814-2.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Voluntary payment by the employer of wages and allowances due to a foreign employee not authorised to work

Article R8252-7

If a foreign employee is held in administrative detention, is assigned to a place of residence or is no longer on French territory, the employer must pay the sums specified in article L. 8252-2 to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Data communication service providers

Article D549-4

…shall include at least the following items: 1° The identifier identifying the financial instrument; 2° The price at which the transaction was concluded; 3° The volume of the transaction; 4° The time o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 388-3

The decision concerning civil interests may be set up against the insurer who intervened in the proceedings or was notified under the conditions provided for by article 388-2.

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