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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 R285-2

…rnity benefits; 3° Article R. 210-1 reads as follows: "Art. R. 210-1.-The provisions of articles R. 141-1 to R. 141-13, R. 142-26 to R. 142-32, R. 142-41 and R. 142-42 are applicable to foreign nation…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

…in the right-hand column of the table in I: ARTICLES IN THE WORDING RESULTING FROM L. 1121-1 Order no. 2022-1086 of 29 July 2022 L. 1121-2 Law no. 2012-300 of 5 March 2012 L. 1121-3 Order no. 2016-80…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…rules governing the dissolution of the Grouping and the procedures for the devolution of its assets;14° The conditions for the involvement of natural or legal persons practising medicine on a self-emp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Equalisation of tax resources

Article R3335-2

…where applicable, contributions to the tax transfer compensation fund provided for in Article L. 1614-4 ; 2° The population, surface area, tax potential and financial potential to be taken into accou…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions.

Article R1413-1

…ributes to the preparation and evaluation of the regional health projects referred to in Article L. 1434-1 and to the development of programmes or actions to combat social and territorial inequalities…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Creation, transfer or regrouping

Article R5125-1

I. - Authorisation to set up or transfer a pharmacy or to group together pharmacies, except for those mentioned in article L. 5125-10, is requested from the Director General of the Regional Health Age…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-contractual information

Article L224-73

…ossibility of recourse to a consumer mediator under the conditions laid down in Title I of Book VI; 14° The existence, where applicable, of a code of good conduct.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Transfer of ownership

Article L211-17-1

…Without prejudice to Regulation (EU) No 236/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 March 2012 on short selling and certain aspects of credit default swaps, a seller of financial in…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Board of Directors.

Article R411-15

…inance, the Minister for the Budget and the Minister for Tourism in application ofarticle 79 of law no. 2001-1276 on the amending finance law for 2001, including the possible allocation of financial a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Payment of damages and interest on confiscated property

Article 706-164

…ticles 375 or 475-1 and who has not obtained compensation or reparation under articles 706-3 or 706-14, or recovery assistance pursuant to article 706-15-1, may obtain from the Agence de gestion et de…

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