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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE XI: FINANCES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article D72-104-8

…to the method of payment of expenditure under the conditions set out in the decree no. 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Holders of the orthoptist qualification certificate.

Article D4342-9

…a national higher education diploma, in accordance with the second paragraph (1°) of article D. 613-7 of the Education Code.

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-6

…s on remuneration mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 222-5 are punishable by a fine of €7,500. A repeat offence is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €15,000.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Insurance obligation

Article L321-2

…the conditions set out in article L. 321-1 is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Leasing

Article L313-10

The transactions referred to in article L. 313-7 must be publicised in a manner determined by decree. This decree specifies the conditions under which failure to publicise the transaction will result…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Public authorities, public institutions or public utilities

Article 1038

Agreements entered into for the implementation of l'ordonnance n° 59-151 modifiée du 7 janvier 1959, relative à l'organisation des transports de voyageurs en Ile-de-France, are registered at a fixed f…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Clearance sales, unpacking sales, sales on sale and factory outlet sales.

Article R310-9

…e L. 310-2 are controlled by means of the register mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 321-7 of the Penal Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Guarantees granted to holders of offices in the Martinique Assembly and the Executive Council

Article L7227-8

…uest, be placed on secondment to carry out one of the mandates or functions mentioned in article L. 7227-7.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Freedom of establishment

Article R4241-11

The practice of the profession referred to in 2° of articles L. 4241-7 and L. 4241-14 must have been carried out respectively in a dispensing pharmacy or in the internal-use pharmacy of a health estab…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Portfolio transfers between a supplementary occupational pension fund and an institution for occupational retirement provision established in another Member State of the European Union or in another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article R370-8

I.-The agreement of the subscriber referred to in 2° of article L. 370-7 is constituted, when the contract is subscribed by a group of employers, by the agreement of this group, when the latter repres…

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