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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 R*763-1

Articles R.* 721-3, R.* 732-3, R.* 732-4 and R.* 744-24 are applicable to Saint-Martin.

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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 R*762-1

Articles R.* 721-3, R.* 732-3, R.* 732-4 and R.* 744-24 are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7125-25

The provisions of articles R. 7125-22 to R. 7125-24 are applicable to contract agents of the State, local authorities and their public establishments.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Right to training

Article R7227-25

The provisions of articles R. 7227-22 to R. 7227-24 are applicable to contract employees of the State, local authorities and their public establishments.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Poison control centre.

Article D6431-64

In all cases, the Poison Control Centre telephone service is manned 24 hours a day by a doctor or pharmacist trained in clinical toxicology.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Infringements of the rules relating to the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4746-1

…Directive 89/686/EEC or with the occupational safety requirements set out in Regulation (EU) No 167/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 February 2013 on type-approval and market su…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable to insurance undertakings.

Article R332-3-1

…ecurities issued by the Caisse d'Amortissement de la Dette Sociale instituted by Article 1 of Order No. 96-50 of 24 January 1996 on the repayment of the social debt ; b) Shares in sociétés d'investiss…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter VI: Protection of sole traders

Article L526-15

In the event that the individual limited liability entrepreneur renounces the appropriation or in the event of his death, the declaration mentioned in Article L. 526-7 ceases to have effect. However,…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Election of consular delegates

Article R713-41

The electoral roll commission is called upon to complete the list of persons who meet the condition set by Article L. 723-4 to be eligible for election to the office of commercial court judge in elect…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article D773-17

…hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeD. 526-2n° 2013-372 of 2 May 2013D. 526-3No. 2019-191 of 14 March 2019D. 526-5n° 2019-191 of 14 March 2019

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