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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Antenatal diagnostics: prenatal diagnosis and pre-implantation diagnosis

Article R2441-1

I.-Chapter I of Title III of Book I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, in the version resulting from Decrees No. 2006-1661 of 22 December 2006, No. 2014-32 of 14 January…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the following chapters, the following provisions of the Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The provisions of Book I mentioned in the left-h…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title Ia: Electronically supervised home detention sentence

Article 713-47

In the event of non-compliance by the sentenced person with the supervision and assistance measures, obligations or prohibitions mentioned in Article 131-4-1 of the Penal Code imposed on him, the sent…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 B bis

I. - Non-built properties classified in the second and sixth categories defined in article 18 of the ministerial instruction of 31 December 1908 and located in the wetlands defined in 1° of I of artic…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General rules

Article L5211-4-2

In addition to the powers transferred, a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation with its own tax status, one or more of its member municipalities and, where applicable, one or more of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

The work permit provided for in Article R. 5221-1 is waived for: 1° Nationals of the Member States of the European Union, the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: The obligation to insure.

Article L251-1

As stated in article L. 1142-2 of the French Public Health Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 1142-2-Health professionals practising on a self-employed basis, the health establishments, health services…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Provisions relating to sanitation

Article L2224-9

I. - Any abstraction, well or borehole drilled for domestic water use must be declared to the mayor of the municipality concerned. Companies must keep a register of water wells they drill, whatever th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Commercial agents.

Article R134-6

Before commencing their activities, commercial agents must be registered in a special register held at the clerk's office of the commercial court within whose jurisdiction they are domiciled. They sha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Compensation in the event of dismissal, discharge or acquittal

Article R249-2

The compensation provided for by article 800-2 includes compensation for legal fees incurred by the person being prosecuted, the amount of which may not exceed the State's contribution to the remunera…

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