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

Article R762-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless ot…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: COMMUNE SECTION

Article L2411-12

Where, as a result of the failure of voters to respond, recorded under the conditions provided for in 2° of article L. 2411-5 or due to the absence of voters, the syndicate commission has not been con…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions for the application of Books I to VI in overseas France

Article L711-6

…Sports Code are replaced by references to provisions having the same purpose and in force locally; 5° Monetary values expressed in euros are replaced by their equivalent values expressed in CFP franc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-7

…latory provisions subsequent to the setting up of the plan or new provisions relating to 2°, 3° and 5° of the rules of this plan in accordance with article L. 3333-3, if the companies involved in the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Work placement periods.

Article L5135-2

…hrough its Chairman; 4° ter The organisations mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 6313-6; 5° Bodies employing or supporting beneficiaries of work experience periods, when they are linked to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Support systems for the general public and professionals to coordinate complex healthcare pathways

Article L6327-2

The support system for coordinating complex healthcare pathways: 1° Provides a comprehensive response to requests for support from professionals, including reception, analysis of the person's situatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 7: Information provided by the promoter

Article R1123-70

…econstitution, use and dispensing of the medicinal products and products required for the research; 5° The identity of the investigator(s) and the location(s) concerned in the establishment; 6° The da…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Creation of accounts.

Article R123-187

A regulation issued by the French Accounting Standards Authority sets out the conditions for determining the useful life, limited or unlimited, of intangible assets. Formation expenses are amortised a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: The constitution of the European company.

Article D229-13-1

…this book; 4° A copy of the minutes of the meetings referred to in Articles L. 236-9 et L. 236-13 ; 5° A document certifying that the merging companies have approved the draft terms of merger in the s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Local referendum

Article R1112-8

…he appointment of scrutineers; 4° Article R. 65-1 relating to the grouping of envelopes by hundred; 5° Article R. 66 relating to the reading of ballot papers, their tallying and the handing in of docu…

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