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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO THE AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND TO SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article D591-15

Articles D. 521-12, D. 531-1, D.551-16 to D. 551-20, D. 551-22, D. 553-1 to D. 553-28, D. 554-1, D. 561-12 to D 561-14 and D. 581-7 are not applicable to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Access to detention facilities

Article R744-27

…activities carried out there by the State services and legal entities mentioned in articles R. 744-20 and R. 744-21.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Manufacturing and wholesale distribution.

Article L5423-2

…de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé under the conditions set out in article L. 5124-20, is punishable by one year's imprisonment and a fine of €75,000.

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

Article D71-114-10

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local authority's accounting officer, who must check the…

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

Article D72-104-10

…the mandates and supporting documents for expenditure, indicated in articles D. 1617-19 and D. 1617-20, to the issue slips that he sends to the local authority's accounting officer, who must check the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: BORDER CONTROLS

Article L331-1

In accordance with Article 2 of Regulation (EU) 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016 on a Union Code on the rules governing the movement of persons across borders (Sc…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-48

…tuted for the departmental fire and rescue service referred to in Article 56 of Law No. 82-213 of 2 March 1982 on the rights and freedoms of municipalities, departments and regions, as it stood prior…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2nd Subsection: Overall income

Article 159 quinquies

…ution by sociétés immobilières d'investissement governed by I of Article 33 of Law no. 63-254 of 15 March 1963 to their shareholders and by sociétés immobilières de gestion governed by Article 1 of De…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Community of movables and acquests.

Article 1499

…nder the legal regime, a fraction of the debts of which the spouses were already burdened when they married, or of which they are burdened by successions and gifts that fall to them during the marriag…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L2573-38

…is applicable to the communes of French Polynesia in its wording resulting from Programming Act No. 2021-1031 of 4 August 2021 on inclusive development and the fight against global inequalities.II. -…

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