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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: The report

Article R4251-7

…ticle R. 541-15 of the Environment Code and are based on the elements listed in I of Article R. 541-16 of the same code.They are specific for certain wastes by virtue of III of Article L. 541-13 of th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary action

Article R4443-1-2

…edonia and French Polynesia, article R. 4234-1 in the version resulting from decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022 reads as follows: Complaints and requests from the persons mentioned in article L. 444…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions relating to leave for health or family reasons

Article R6152-824

…a maximum of one year over their entire career, when one of the persons mentioned inarticle L. 3142-16 of the Labour Code has a disability or a loss of autonomy as defined by the decree issued in appl…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Tourist municipalities.

Article R133-36

Any public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation may apply for the designation of tourist municipality, for one, several or all of its member municipalities, with the exception of municipaliti…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Geographical indications protecting industrial and craft products

Article L721-8

I. - Without prejudice to articles L. 115-16 of the Consumer Code and L. 722-1 of this code, registered names are protected against: 1° Any direct or indirect commercial use of a registered name in re…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-2

…ratio between the population of urban free zones and the total population of the municipality. In 2016, the population of sensitive urban areas and the population of urban free zones - entrepreneurial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Master plans, sector plans and regional plans for the organisation of missions

Article R711-45

…I France within one month of its adoption. II.-The regional scheme for the organisation of missions may be revised under the same conditions as those for its adoption: 1° At the initiative of the pres…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L286-1

…rovisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the table below. Art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-1

…ble in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Articles applicable In their wording r…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8

…ndirectly by at least one member, exercising influence over it within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code or having a common de jure or de facto manager.

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