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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R596-2

…isions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of law i…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R595-2

…isions shall apply in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of law i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L6211-2

Apprenticeship is a form of alternating education combining : 1° Training in one or more companies, based on the performance of one or more professional activities directly related to the qualificatio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise or office

Article L7227-2

In addition to the leave of absence from which they benefit under the conditions set out in article L. 7227-1, the President and Councillors of the Assembly of Martinique, the President of the Executi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Housing finance companies

Article R513-20

Other securities, exposures and deposits that may be held by housing finance companies include :1° Within the limit set in the first paragraph of Article R. 513-6, the securities, exposures and deposi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article D1142-2

…men compared with that of men, by age group and by category of equivalent positions; 2° The difference in the rate of individual pay increases not corresponding to promotions between women and men; 3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Health conditions inherent in residential premises

Article R1331-26

…° a natural or mechanical heat regulation system; 9° an air renewal system; 10° a light-shading device. Without prejudice to the regulations applicable to them, these installations, equipment and devi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Monitoring public exposure and informing the public

Article R1333-26

…on the laboratory, its organisation, quality, activity, staff qualifications and technical performance;2° The list and results of inter-laboratory comparison tests in which the laboratory has particip…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article D1711-2

…of the municipalities, appointed by the Mayotte Mayors' Association;3° Six representatives of the decentralised State services, including the Secretary General of the Prefecture, the Regional Director…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Establishments and organisations authorised to carry out vaccinations

Article D3111-23

…sent to the Director General of the Regional Health Agency for the region in which the vaccination centre is to be located, together with a dossier, the content of which is defined by order of the Mi…

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