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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-1

The contrat unique d'insertion (single integration contract) is an employment contract concluded between an employer and an employee under the conditions set out in sub-section 3 of sections 2 and 5 o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Institutions responsible for regulation and control

Article L784-1

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Title IV: Obligations and contracts.

Article 1441-1

Applications made pursuant to Articles 2 to 20 of Order no. 2009-515 of 7 May 2009 relating to the review procedures applicable to public procurement contracts shall be lodged, investigated and judged…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: Cash vouchers.

Article D223-1-1

The amount referred to in article L. 223-1 is set at 100,000 euros.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: French nationals by descent

Article 18-1

However, if only one of the parents is French, a child who was not born in France has the option of renouncing French nationality in the six months preceding his majority and in the twelve months foll…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: External control

Article L518-15-1

A decree of the Conseil d'Etat shall determine, subject to the necessary adaptations, the rules applicable to Caisse des dépôts et consignations, adopted pursuant to Article L. 511-36, the first parag…

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

Article R332-1-1

I - Notwithstanding the provisions of 2° of Article R. 332-1, insurance undertakings may not cover up to 20% of their liabilities with matching assets. II- Undertakings may also choose not to cover th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Municipal services

Article L2564-16

For the application to Mayotte of the third paragraph of Article L. 2224-7-1, the reference to 2013 is replaced by the reference to 2015.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Transitional provisions

Article R355-12

Until 1 January 2020, insurance and reinsurance undertakings shall publish the annual information referred to in Article L. 355-5 according to the following timetable a) No later than 20 weeks after t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to New Caledonia

Article R752-19

Article R. 321-3 is applicable in New Caledonia, as amended by Decree no. 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015.

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