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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Population of the municipality.

Article D2573-13

I. - Articles R. 2151-1 to R. 2151-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia in their wording resulting from decree no. 2019-1302 of 5 December 2019 subject to the adaptations provided for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Financial assistance and exemptions

Article D5134-13

…the ratio between the working time stipulated in the contract and the collective working time applicable to the employing organisation where the post is created.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Other forms of practice

Article R4321-139

When entrusted with a mission, the expert masseur-physiotherapist must recuse himself if he considers that the questions put to him are foreign to the art of massage therapy, to his knowledge, to his…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Other forms of practice

Article R4321-138

No person may be both an expert masseur-physiotherapist or sapiteur and a masseur-physiotherapist treating the same patient. The masseur-physiotherapist must not accept a mission of expertise in which…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: The European Small Claims Procedure.

Article 1385

Where the court rejects the application on the grounds that it appears to be manifestly unfounded or inadmissible or that the applicant has not completed or rectified the application form within the t…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 1393

The spouses may declare, in a general manner, that they intend to marry under one of the regimes provided for in this Code. In the absence of special stipulations that derogate from or modify the comm…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Special provisions.

Article 1366

The notary may ask the assigned judge to summon the parties or their representatives, in his presence, to attempt conciliation between them. Failing conciliation, the assigned judge shall refer the pa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Authorisation of judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-26

…ion the headquarters of the department to which the judicial environmental officer is attached is located shall order the withdrawal or suspension of the authorisation for a period not exceeding two y…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Joint and several liability

Article 1311

…hem, who owes an account to the others, discharges the debtor in respect of all of them. The debtor may pay any of the joint and several creditors as long as he is not sued by one of them.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 2: The authentic instrument

Article 1369

…hat has been received, with the requisite solemnities, by a public official with the competence and capacity to act.It may be drawn up in electronic form if it is established and preserved under condi…

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