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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Development of marine resources.

Article L4433-16

…614-1 of this code and Article 11 of Law no. 83-663 of 22 July 1983 supplementing Law No. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 on the division of powers between municipalities, departments, regions and the State. L…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter XI: Special procedures

Article 863

…by way of compensation for his loss :benefits listed in II of Article 1 of Ordinance no. 59-76 of 7 January 1959 relating to actions for civil damages by the State and certain other public persons;ben…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 6: Committees and representation on outside bodies

Article L7122-24

…r may not be associated with such a request more than once a year. No mission may be created from 1 January of the calendar year preceding the year of the renewal of the Assembly of French Guyana. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Provisions relating to the appointment of jurors

Article R2

…efect's order apportioning the number of jurors pursuant to article 260 is issued before the end of January each year or, in Paris, before the end of March. Failing this, the apportionment resulting f…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-1

…cated in the right-hand column of the same table:Articles applicableIn the wording resulting fromL. 311-1 Order no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013 L. 311-2Law no. 2023-171 of 9 March 2023 containing various…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Administrative police measures

Article R612-34-3

…lution in compliance with the rules, in particular as regards duration, laid down by Act 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties. Where applicable, the above-me…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-50-1

…l data is kept on the AMF's official website in compliance with the rules set out in Act 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on Data Processing, Data Files and Individual Liberties.Where applicable, the register…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 5: Rights of registered persons and access to information

Article A123-90

…ure, portability and opposition provided for respectively by articles 51, 55 and 56 of the law of 6 January 1978 referred to do not apply. The rights of access to data and limitation of processing pro…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Skills consolidation and adaptation courses

Article R6152-905

…nt of the networking of health establishments mentioned in article 2 of the aforementioned law of 9 January 1986 and the cooperation actions mentioned in article L. 6134-1. An agreement concluded to t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Dotation de soutien à l'investissement des départements (Departmental investment support grant)

Article L3334-10

…to account is that of the last census -the length of roadway taken into account is assessed as at 1 January of the penultimate year; 2° Up to 23% of the amount of the allocation after deduction of the…

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