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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article L443-2

…ovisions on access to work for foreign nationals and the legislation in force. "; 6° Article L. 421-8 is completed by a paragraph worded as follows: "The conditions of issue and salary thresholds may…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Contraceptives other than medicines and condoms.

Article R5134-14

…tion; 6° The marketing authorisation numbers; 7° Conditions of use and special precautions for use; 8° any undesirable effects.

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: Allocation

Article R2113-3

…his choice: 1° In the consultation documents or the presentation report referred to in article R. 2184-1, when acting as a contracting authority; 2° Among the information it keeps pursuant to articles…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4 - Individual right to training

Article R2123-22-1-B

Within the limit of the maximum amount set in application of 3° of article R. 1621-7 of the present code, the member of the municipal council acquires his or her individual training rights recorded in…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Approval of traineeships

Article R6341-5

…12; 6° Sanctioning of studies; 7° Qualifications of teachers and those responsible for the course; 8° Installation of premises; 9° Financial, technical and pedagogical control.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

…financial penalty on the perpetrator of an infringement mentioned in articles L. 5461-9 and L. 5462-8 of this Code, in accordance with the procedure laid down in Chapter II of Title II of Book V of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Minimum solvency margin requirement

Article R385-2

…and the amount of mathematical provisions gross of reinsurance, without this ratio being less than 85% ; - the second result is obtained by multiplying a number representing 0.3% of the capital at ri…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Regime for members of a regulated market

Article L421-17

…are not required to comply with the obligations set out in Articles L. 533-11 to L. 533-16, L. 533-18 and L. 533-19, L. 533-24 and L. 533-24-1 with regard to transactions concluded on the regulated ma…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Exemptions and allowances

Article 1457

…tax. The benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-5

…sis by another competent authority within the meaning of Article 4(1)(40) of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 June 2013 relating to the required level of…

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