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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R361-6

For the application of this book to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon:1° References to the judicial court are replaced by references to the court of first instance;2° References to the court of appeal are repl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Provisions applicable to certain categories of workers.

Article L5523-6

Foreign nationals who enter Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon in order to work there for a period of less than or equal to three months in a field included on the list set by the decree adopted for the applica…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2 : The EC quality assurance system for supervised production

Article R4313-65

The documentation on the quality assurance system shall include in particular a description of: 1° the quality objectives, the organization chart and the distribution of responsibilities within the ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Criminal penalties

Article L1337-6

The following is punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of €7,500: 1° Failing to comply with a formal notice issued pursuant to Article L. 1333-31 ; 2° Failing to communicate, in applicatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Legal expenses insurance.

Article L127-6

The provisions of this chapter do not apply to :1° to legal expenses insurance when it relates to disputes or risks arising out of or in connection with the use of seagoing ships ;2° To the activity o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R2223-66

Any contravention of the provisions of article L. 2223-4, of the articles R. 2213-2-1 to R. 2213-42, R. 2213-44 to R. 2213-46, R. 2223-74 to R. 2223-79 and Article R. 2223-89 is punishable by the pena…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Subsection 2: Shareholder rights and securities not admitted to trading on a regulated market or a multilateral trading facility

Article R233-6

A set of specifications shall be drawn up for the sale, which shall contain, in addition to a reminder of the previous procedure: 1° The company's articles of association; 2° Any document required to…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: Recognition of judicial review decisions

Article 696-81

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Nomination, election and status of members.

Article L2344-6

For a Community-scale undertaking or group of undertakings required to set up a European Works Council or an information and consultation procedure in one of the States other than France mentioned in…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L450-6

The rapporteur general shall designate, for the examination of each case, one or more agents of the investigating departments to the functions of rapporteur.At its written request, the authority to wh…

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