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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article D152-3

…16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of law in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording resulting fromIn Title ID. 110-1Applicati…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 7: Priority question of constitutionality

Article R*532-59

…cordance with the provisions of article 23-1 of order no. 58-1067 of 7 November 1958 on the organic law on the Constitutional Council, on pain of inadmissibility, in a separate, reasoned brief. This b…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Scope

Article L3213-2-1

…eir public establishments make amicable property acquisitions in accordance with the rules of civil law, or when the acquisition takes place by auction, the notary drafting the deed shall, if necessar…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Proceedings for judgment

Article 1564-4

…spute persists in its entirety on the merits, the application for reinstatement is accompanied by a lawyer's deed drawn up under the conditions provided for in article 1374 of the Civil Code , formali…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
General provisions

Article 802

In the event of a breach of the forms prescribed by law on pain of nullity or a failure to observe essential formalities, any court, including the Cour de cassation, which is seised of an application…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Contract reference value.

Article A131-3

…article R. 131-2 must be the realisation value of this company within the meaning of article 11 of law no. 70-1300 of 31 December 1970 as amended.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Employment contract.

Article L5134-24

…l integration granted under an employment support contract, is an employment contract under private law, either for a fixed term, concluded in application of article L. 1242-3, or for an indefinite te…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Public sector.

Article L6321-12

In the companies referred to inarticle 1 of law no. 83-675 of 26 July 1983 on the democratisation of the public sector, every training plan contains a programme of actions, in particular with the publ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Control.

Article L6116-1

The implementation of laws and regulations relating to public health is monitored, within health, social and medico-social establishments, by the agents mentioned in articles L. 1421-1 and L. 1435-7 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-3-1

…162-22-6 of the Social Security Code, subject to the rules of organisation and operation of private law or the provisions of the Public Health Code which are specific to them, under conditions set by…

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