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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and internal control

Article L533-29-3

I.-Investment firms and investment holding companies with a branch or subsidiary that is a financial institution within the meaning of Article 4(1), point 26 of Regulation (EU) No 575/2013 in a Member…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-6

I.-Articles R. 4234-23 to R. 4234-33 and R. 4234-35 to R. 4234-40 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2372-5

No employee may be penalised or dismissed for taking part in the taking of a decision pursuant to Article L. 2372-4. Any decision or act contrary to this prohibition is automatically null and void. Th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter X: Authorised bodies for the collection of private copy levies

Article R329-11

Any change of status or general regulations, and any termination of office of a member of the deliberative and governing bodies of an approved organisation must be communicated to the Minister respons…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Deposit of a sum by the transport company that has disembarked a foreign national without the required documents

Article R821-8

The amount of the sum deposited by a transport company pursuant to article L. 821-9 is mentioned on the official report recording the breach provided for in article L. 821-12. If no deposit is made, t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Meetings

Article L7222-11

Sessions of the Martinique Assembly are public.However, at the request of five members or its president, the Assembly may decide, without debate, by an absolute majority of the members present or repr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article R5461-3

Presenting medical devices that do not comply with the provisions of articles R. 5211-12 and R. 5211-17 at scientific or technical meetings, exhibitions or demonstrations without displaying a sign cle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Port establishment staff: compensatory rest for overtime work.

Article D744-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the following are considered to be port establishments: autonomous ports and public establishments or public authorities holding concessions for public tools in comme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers

Article L5842-22

I. - Article L. 5214-16, with the exception of VI and VII, and Articles L. 5214-16-1 to L. 5214-22 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the applic…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Delegated federations

Article L131-20

When the Minister responsible for Sports refers to the administrative court the acts taken by virtue of the delegation mentioned in article L. 131-14 which he considers to be contrary to the law, he m…

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