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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Legal status of acts taken by municipal authorities.

Article D2573-11

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Departmental advisory committee on safety and accessibility

Article D312-26

The departmental safety and accessibility advisory committee set up under decree no. 95-260 of 8 March 1995 is responsible for giving an opinion, under the conditions set out in the aforementioned dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Embryo reception.

Article R2141-10

An unmarried couple or woman meeting the conditions of article L. 2141-6 consents to the reception of an embryo by joint declaration before a notary in accordance with the procedures set out in articl…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R2391-19

The provisions of articles R. 2191-23 to R. 2191-25 apply.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: The Company Ombudsman

Article R2397-3

The provisions of articles R. 2197-23 and R. 2197-24 apply.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Control

Article R752-44-18

For the application of the provisions of article L. 752-5-1 and of II of article L. 752-23, the Prefect may appoint officials authorised for this purpose by the Minister for the Economy to carry out i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Training of lenders and intermediaries

Article D314-24

…ure that their staff satisfy the professional training obligation mentioned in 2° of article D. 314-23 when they take up their duties.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-24

…he persons referred to inArticle L. 611-1 of the Social Security Code, Articles L. 722-1 and L. 731-23 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, 4° to 6°, 11°, 12°, 23°, 30° and 35° ofArticle L. 311-3 o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART FOUR

Article Annexe 41-2

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Infringements relating to Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial requirements for credit transfers and direct debits in euro and amending Regulation (EC) No 924/2009

Article L362-1

Failure to comply with Article 5(d)(3) and (8) and Articles 8 and 9 of Regulation (EU) No 260/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 establishing technical and commercial…

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