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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Intercountry adoption, conflicts of law and the effect in France of adoptions granted abroad

Article 370-4

The effects of an adoption granted in France are those of French law.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Intercountry adoption, conflicts of law and the effect in France of adoptions granted abroad

Article 370-3

The conditions of adoption are subject to the national law of the adopter or, in the case of adoption by a couple, to the common national law of the two members of the couple on the day on which the a…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by public law

Article L2197-6

…f the State, local authorities and local public establishments, as well as in other cases where the law permits.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 2: Recourse to arbitration by purchasers governed by private law

Article L2197-7

Recourse to arbitration for the settlement of disputes between private parties in the performance of contracts is possible under the conditions defined by the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-6-1

If the law or Conseil d'Etat decree mentioned in the first two paragraphs of Article LO 4435-6 so provide, where the authorisation has been granted until the renewal of the Regional Council, it may be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-8

…taken on the basis of the authorisation provided for in article LO 4435-6 may only be amended by a law if the law expressly so provides. Similarly, provisions of a regulatory nature adopted on the ba…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-5

Appeals against this deliberation are referred to the Conseil d'Etat. The representative of the State in the region may, within one month of receiving the transmission provided for in the first paragr…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-6

Authorisation is granted by law when the request concerns the adaptation of a legislative provision. In this case, it also constitutes authorisation to make the implementing regulatory provisions. It…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-7

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Adaptation of laws and regulations by the overseas regions

Article LO4435-1

…in this chapter, the regional councils of Guadeloupe, Mayotte and Reunion may be empowered to adapt laws and regulations in the territory of their region in the matters in which their powers are exerc…

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