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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Single integration contract

Article L5522-2-1

For application in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, Article L. 5134-19-3 reads as follows:"Art. L. 5134-19-3 -Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Special financial provisions applicable to public health establishments in Mayotte

Article L6416-4

The total amount of the annual allocations paid by the Mayotte social security fund is financed, on the one hand, by the proceeds of the contribution to the Mayotte sickness and maternity insurance sc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Transferable securities issued by joint stock companies.

Article R228-11

The sale by the company of shares that could not be allocated individually, as provided for in article L. 228-6, is preceded by the publication of a notice in two newspapers with national circulation;…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: PUBLIC-PRIVATE PARTNERSHIPS INVOLVING LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES, GROUPS OF LOCAL AND REGIONAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER LEGAL ENTITIES GOVERNED BY PUBLIC LAW

Article L5722-6

Mixed syndicates comprising only local authorities or groupings with their own tax status may also introduce, under the conditions provided for in article L. 5211-21, the tourist tax or the flat-rate…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6213-6

…title: Chapters I, III and IV); Book VI (Title II);2° Part Five: Books IV, VI and VII.For the application of these provisions to Saint-Barthélemy:- the reference to communes, départements and regions…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-11

…eft-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Drawing up agreements with third parties

Article R1261-24

…lishment shall compensate for the costs incurred by the latter for the preservation and, where applicable, the transport of the body. The board of directors of the authorised establishment, or the bod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions common to the various companies.

Article R743-68

The company is automatically dissolved if all the partners simultaneously request their withdrawal under the conditions provided for in Article 21 of Law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Identification of accounts and treatment of over-indebtedness

Article D721-25

…721-21 shall specify, for the purpose of identifying the accounts:1° The name, address and identification codes of the institution managing the account or safe-deposit box (institution code, counter…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Financing

Article D4163-47

The reimbursement to the body managing the professional prevention account at local level in respect of the expenses mentioned in 1° and 2° of article L. 4163-7 corresponds to the expenses incurred in…

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