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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE III: OVERSEAS REGIONS

Article L4437-4

…awn up on the basis of articles LO 6161-42 and LO 6161-43 in their wording in force before the publication of the loi organique n° 2010-1486 du 7 décembre 2010 relative au Département de Mayotte, and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Financial penalties imposed by the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Agency for the Safety of Medicines and Health Products)

Article L5471-1

I.-The Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé may impose a financial penalty on the perpetrator of a breach of the provisions of articles L. 5421-8 , L. 5422-18 , L. 5423-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Development of cross-border apprenticeships

Article L6235-4

…I, the following provisions do not apply: 1° Articles L. 6222-42 to L. 6222-44 ; 2° Where the practical part of the apprenticeship training is carried out in the border country, 2° and 3° of Article L…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Damage to private property caused by public works

Article 1059

Subject to the provisions of 3° of Article 679, plans, reports, certificates, notifications, judgments, contracts, receipts and other acts made pursuant to the loi du 29 décembre 1892 sur les dommages…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Health organisation

Article D364

…tenue s'engage à une grève de la faim prolongée, il en est rendu compte aux autorités à prévenir en cas d'incident dans les conditions déterminées par les dispositions de l'article D. 214-26 of the sa…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Guarantees and indemnities granted to Board members

Article D7124-30

Given the requirements of the public education service, the weekly service of staff belonging to teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7124…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Compensation

Article D7226-30

Given the requirements of the public education service, the weekly service of staff belonging to teaching bodies or job categories who benefit from a credit of hours in accordance with article L. 7226…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

The provisions of article L. 1522-1 concerning the majority shareholding of local authorities and their groupings are not applicable: 1° To semi-public companies set up under the Decree-Laws of 5 Nove…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Management leases.

Article L144-13

…ng transactions relating to goodwill or craft businesses mentioned in 3° of l'article 1er de la loi n° 66-455 du 2 juillet 1966 relative aux entreprises pratiquant le crédit-bail. The provisions of Ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe 10

…ted must be written in French or translated by a sworn translator at a court of appeal\n\t\t\tTitle category of stay\n\t\t\tLabel \n\t\t\tAPS: temporary residence permit \n\t\t\tCST: temporary residen…

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