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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The Borough Council

Article R2511-4

For the application of article L. 2511-20, the provisions of articles R. 2511-5 to R. 2511-16 apply to the following dwellings: 1° Dwellings owned or usufructuated by the municipality; 2° All dwelling…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter VI: The Martinique Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council

Article R7226-4

An order of the State representative sets, by application of the rules defined in article R. 7226-1, the list of organisations of all kinds represented on the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Inspection of temporary electrical installations

Article R4226-21

The provisions of Articles R. 4222-18 to R. 4222-20 apply to temporary electrical installations. For these installations, the employer applies a specific verification process to ensure that they are b…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Sales of medicinal plants.

Article D4211-12

…06 relating to food supplements, these food supplements may be sold by persons other than pharmacists. However, the previous paragraph does not apply to food supplements containing medicinal plants or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Contributions and equalisation of costs.

Article D5424-40

…d the amount of the reserve fund intended to ensure the reimbursement of bad weather daily allowances. When this amount is exceeded, the Board of Directors of the Caisse Nationale de Surcompensation m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Establishments manufacturing, importing or distributing medicated feed.

Article R5142-60

The provisions relating to full-time practice and replacement contained in articles R. 5142-20 and R. 5142-22 to R. 5142-30 do not apply to the pharmacist or veterinarian mentioned in article R. 5142-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Single title

Article R811-1

…R. 712-21, R. 712-24, R. 714-4 et R. 714-6 only insofar as they concern industrial property attorneys.However, Article R. 613-63 reads as follows:Art. R. 613-63.-The application for a reduction in fee…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article 776

The bulletin n° 2 of the criminal record is issued:1° To prefects and State public administrations dealing with applications for the duties of a commercial court judge, applications for public employm…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 3: Practice as a company

Article R422-16

Without prejudice to the provisions which, pursuant to Articles 10 and 11 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966, the articles of association must include those which, by virtue of the articles 8, 14,…

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