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French Insurance CodeIn force
Paragraph 3

Article R421-44

Transactions carried out by the guarantee fund comprise :Revenue :a) Proceeds from the contributions provided for in articles L. 421-4-1, L. 421-6-1, L. 421-8, L. 421-10 and L. 421-10-1 ;b) Recoveries…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Single chapter: Treatment of over-indebtedness

Article R771-4

For the application of this Title in Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin:1° The branch manager of the Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer in Guadeloupe is a member of the commission in plac…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-12

The order striking off an association that falls within the scope of the first paragraph of article 79-I of the local civil code shall be notified in the manner provided for in article 5. In the event…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection IV: Special provisions for the register of associations

Article ANNEXE, art. 30-11

For the application of article 73 of the local civil code, before making an order for the withdrawal of the association's legal capacity, the court takes the observations of the management or requests…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Conditions for issuing authorisations

Article R5139-10

I. - Authorisation is issued to a natural person for all or part of a strain of micro-organism or a type of toxin and for one or more of the operations mentioned in the first paragraph of Article R. 5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: MUNICIPAL ASSETS

Article R2241-4

When the price of acquisitions of real estate, real property rights or businesses made under the rules of common law by municipalities and their public establishments gives rise to reinvestment in rea…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special provisions applicable to studies of the performance of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1126-4

In the event of a refusal of validation provided for in paragraph 3 of Article 66 of Regulation (EU) 2017/746 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017 or provided for in IV of Art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R592-3

For the application of this book to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° References to the Prefect are replaced by references to the State representative in Saint-Barthélemy and references to the Prefecture are repla…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions relating to the regional sports conference

Article R112-42

The Regional Sports Conference deliberates by a simple majority of the members present. However, when it adopts the territorial sports project or its revision, and when it is consulted in application…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Development Council

Article R6231-4

The Development Committee examines and discusses issues relating to the organisation and operation of the apprentice training centre, in particular : 1° The apprentice training centre's educational pr…

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