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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2661-2

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I in French Polynesia:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Repu…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Territoriality

Article 259 A

As an exception to Article 259, the place of supply of the following services is located in France:1° The hiring of means of transport:a) Where they are of short duration and the means of transport is…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions applicable to companies established in France

Article R123-2

I.-The single body implements an IT service, known as the single electronic window for business formalities, accessible via the Internet, secure and free of charge, which enables the declarant, accord…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Qualifications for jury service

Article 258-1

Excluded from or struck off the annual list of jurors and the special list of alternate jurors are those who have served as jurors in the department for less than five years. A moral objection of a se…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Termination by mutual agreement as part of a collective agreement on collective redundancy by mutual agreement

Article L1237-19-12

The actions provided for inarticle L. 1237-19-9 are determined after consultation with the local authorities concerned, the consular bodies and the social partners who are members of the regional join…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Economic warning rights

Article L2312-65

The report of the social and economic committee or, where applicable, of the economic committee, concludes by issuing an opinion on the advisability of referring its conclusions to the administrative…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 8: Dismissal of an employee representative from an external company on the health, safety and working conditions committee

Article L2411-13

The dismissal of a staff representative of an external company appointed to the health, safety and working conditions committee of an establishment comprising at least one classified facility on the l…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Operating conditions.

Article L4131-4-1

Persons authorised to practise medicine temporarily in application of article L. 4131-4 may apply for authorisation to practise in a specialty at the earliest at the end of the first year of practice…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3221-10-1

The president of the departmental council brings actions on behalf of the department by virtue of the decision of the departmental council and may, with the assent of the permanent committee, defend a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Operating resources.

Article L4134-5

The Regional Council provides the Regional Economic, Social and Environmental Council with the necessary operating resources. In particular, these resources must enable the secretariat of the council'…

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