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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Rights and obligations of jobseekers

Article R5524-2

…is married under the local law civil status regime, as it existed prior to Order no. 2010-590 of 3 June 2010 on provisions relating to the local law civil status applicable in Mayotte and to the comp…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R531-17

…the rules laid down by the general security reference system provided for in Article 9 of Order no. 2005-1516 of 8 December 2005 relating to electronic exchanges between users and administrative autho…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Financial imbalance

Article D6143-39

…ectors are functional posts in the hospital civil service pursuant to 4° of Article 1 of Decree No. 2005-922 of 2 August 2005 ; b) 3% of total income from the main profit and loss account for the fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

…uary 2016. As from the entry into force of the decree mentioned in I of Article 3 of Order No. 2017-27 of 12 January 2017 or by 1 January 2019 at the latest, Article L. 1111-8 shall apply to Wallis an…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Combating the international spread of disease.

Article L3115-8

…and air transport arriving in France from an affected area, within the meaning of Article 1 of the 2005 International Health Regulations, at the points of entry mentioned in Article L. 3115-11. These…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Property tax on undeveloped land

Article 1395 B

…er 1989) are applicable under the conditions set out in the first paragraph. II. - From 1st January 2005, land newly planted with truffle trees is exempt from property tax on undeveloped property for…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-19

…the conditions provided for in Article R. 53-18; 5° Processing authorised by Decree No. 2011-110 of 27 January 2011 authorising the creation of an automated personal data processing system known as th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R3115-12

…tional public health emergency action plan as provided for by the International Health Regulations (2005). It is based on the general provisions of the departmental civil protection response organisat…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-38

…as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 131-27 of the Penal Code, to hold a public office or to carry out the professional or social activity in…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-8

…s additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down in article 131-27 of the Criminal Code, either from holding a public office or from engaging in the professional or…

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