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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Financial organisation.

Article L6145-4

…ntioned in 1° to 3° of I of article L. 162-22-10 of the Social Security Code;2° A change in the allocation mentioned in article L. 162-22-14 and II of article L. 162-23-8 of the same code;3° A change…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Disciplinary procedure

Article R4441-27

…II of Book I of this Part mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia:…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article D47-7

By application of Article 706-27, the assize courts designated in the table annexed to this article shall have jurisdiction to hear, in the districts defined in this table, the crimes referred to in A…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Inspections and investigations

Article L621-9

I.-In order to carry out its mission, the AMF conducts inspections and investigations.It shall ensure that the following offers and transactions are lawful:1° Transactions in financial instruments whe…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L743-1

…ollowing table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting fromL.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

…visions 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 column of the same table: Applicable articlesI…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions applicable to tourist offices

Article L133-2

The legal status and organisational procedures of the Tourist Office are determined by the Town Council. Where this body takes the form of a public industrial and commercial establishment, the provisi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: "Sports performance" speciality

Article A212-54-1

The advisory opinion of the National Technical Director mentioned in article R. 212-10-12 is required for the accreditation of training organisations preparing for the "sports performance" speciality…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 3: Portion of the contract performed by third parties

Article R3114-5

Pursuant to article L. 3114-9, the proportion of services or works that the tenderer must entrust to small and medium-sized enterprises or third parties may not be less than 10% of the total estimated…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Readmission of foreign nationals holding long-term resident status - EU granted by France

Article R621-12

…all inform the State referred to in article R. 621-10 that consulted it of its decision, so that it can notify the person concerned of this decision.

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