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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VII: Provisions specific to Mayotte

Article R4437-5

…otte of article R. 4432-17, the legislative references contained in articles R. 4134-24 and R. 4134-25 are replaced respectively by references to articles L. 3123-16 and L. 3123-17.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Coordinator training and training body.

Article R4532-30

…of : 1° A level of competence at least equal to that required for coordinators in Articles R. 4532-25 and R. 4532-26, except where he is a member of the qualified staff of one of the prevention organ…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Judgment

Article R4443-7

…4234-49 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in their version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II.-For its applicatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Directorate-General for Labour

Article R8121-13

…has authority over the decentralised services and is responsible for the application of Convention No. 81 of the International Labour Organisation (ILO) of 11 July 1947 on labour inspection, as well…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-1

Articles R. 5121-11, R. 5121-21, the first and fourth paragraphs of article R. 5121-25 and article R. 5121-37-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Subject to the adaptations provided for in Article R…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Reporting and information requirements

Article L561-20

…y and fundamental rights and freedoms of individuals in accordance with Articles 122 and 123 of Act no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978. II. - By way of derogation from Article L. 561-18 and unless the depart…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book III: Companies.

Article L300-2

…99, 109a, 111, 114, 127, 130, 135, 143, 172, 210, 211, 216, 217, 227, 234, 241, 244, 245, 247, 248, 256, 258 and 260 of Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 Novemb…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article R1-1

I.-Any federation of associations referred to in the third paragraph of Article 2-15 may be registered with the Minister of Justice, in accordance with the procedures specified in II of this article,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 221-18, L. 221-21 and L. 221-23 to L. 221-27 governing the conditions for exercising the consumer's right of withdrawal and its effects, is punishable by an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to portfolio management companies

Article L533-22-2-3

For the application of articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the indemnity payable by the employer does not take in…

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