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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 8: Leave for employees standing for or elected to parliamentary or local office.

Article L3142-88

Mayors and deputy mayors, the chairmen and vice-chairmen of departmental councils and the chairmen and vice-chairmen of regional councils benefit from the provisions of articles L. 3142-83 to L. 3142-…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-30

…dies more than one month after the date of the accident, the period provided for in article L. 211-9 for making an offer of compensation to the victim's heirs and, where applicable, to the victim's s…

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

Article R141-10

…n, to withdraw or to strike off the list taken on the basis of article R. 141-7, R. 141-8 or R. 141-9. Except in cases where they are made at the request of the interested party, the latter is given t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-10

Testing of medicinal products, within the meaning of 9° of article L. 5121-20, means all chemical, pharmaceutical and biological tests, non-clinical tests and clinical trials. Without prejudice to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L773-42

I.-Pursuant to 8° ofArticle 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following are automatically applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Article…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Enforcement of the vendor's lien and pledge of the business and purging of registered debts.

Article L143-15

…of registration and advertising provided for by the articles L. 141-6 à L. 141-18, and, to whom it may concern, those made to achieve resale. Article L. 143-9 is applicable to the sale and the higher…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-5

…ting from its affiliation to a sports federation approved by the State pursuant to article L. 131-8 may be withdrawn by the Prefect of the département in which its registered office is located in the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Automatic transfer

Article L324-5

…to an ex officio portfolio transfer procedure, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution may, if it considers that the natural or legal persons, other than the agents and employees of insur…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Title I: PURPOSE AND SCOPE

Article 110-4

Financial aid may be granted by the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée to support actions or projects of general or collective interest, or the overall activity of public or private bodies…

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