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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Adding value to products and services

Article L462-1

…CLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 431-2, L. 453-1 and L. 453-9 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Expenditure

Article L71-113-1

…re incurred by the department of French Guyana during the year preceding the publication of the loi n° 2007-224 du 21 février 2007 portant dispositions statutaires et institutionnelles relatives à l'o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIII: Prosecution, investigation and judgment of economic and financial offences

Article R50 ter

…nditions set out in the first paragraph of Article 706 are recruited as contract agents. The décret n° 86-83 du 17 janvier 1986 relatif aux dispositions générales applicables aux agents non titulaires…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Role of doping prevention medical units

Article D232-2

…nt responsible for sport. When they are aimed at the target audiences mentioned inarticle R. 232-41-12-1 and deal with the themes mentioned inarticle R. 232-41-12-2, these actions comply with the educ…

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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 R654-3

…" are deleted; 7° In Article R. 632-4, the words: "Law no. 91-647 of 10 July 1991 and Decree no. 91-1266 of 19 December 1991" are replaced by the words: "Order no. 92-1147 of 12 October 1992 relating…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Departmental investment harmonisation conference (R)

Article D3441-1

…General Council and the Prefect, comprises: - in Guadeloupe: one mayor of a commune with fewer than 12,000 inhabitants, appointed by the college of mayors of communes with fewer than 12,000 inhabitant…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Rejection of the application

Article R612-51

If the patent application is likely to be rejected for one of the cases provided for in Article L. 612-12 (7° and 9°), reasoned notification is given to the applicant. The notification contains a form…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Title VII: Salary funds.

Article L471-2

…made available to employees benefiting from a business creation leave as provided for in article L. 122-32-12 of this code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-3-1

Article L. 1235-3 does not apply if the court finds that the dismissal is vitiated by one of the nullities provided for in the second paragraph of this article. In this case, if the employee does not…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Buildings financed by state-subsidised loans

Article 1384 A

…nced under the conditions set out in articles D. 331-14 to R. 331-16 or articles D. 372-9 to D. 372-12 of the Construction and Housing Code, the financing condition is assessed by taking into account…

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