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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS.

Article D1873-1

…e replaced by the words: "of French Polynesia". V. - For the application of article R. 1614-83, the reference to articles R. 1614-78 to R. 1614-82 is replaced by the reference to articles R. 1614-78 t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6224-2

…ve, for the effective exercise of their functions, an indemnity fixed by the territorial council by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of the index scale o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Terms and conditions of office

Article LO6325-2

…ve, for the effective exercise of their functions, an indemnity fixed by the territorial council by reference to the amount of the salary corresponding to the terminal gross index of the index scale o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Experimentation

Article R5121-15

…medicinal product; 3° For the investigational medicinal product or the medicinal product used as a reference, its special or scientific name or its code name, its qualitative and quantitative composi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-6

…r in units of mass for protein constituents; d) Its batch number(s); e) Its expiry date; 3° For the reference medicinal product: a) Its name ; b) Its pharmaceutical form; c) Its qualitative and quanti…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title II: PROHIBITED TRADING PRACTICES AND REGULATED TRADING PRACTICES

Article R121-1

…vely defined in articles L. 3512-1 and L. 3512-2 of the Public Health Code, they do not include any reference, graphics, presentation or any other distinctive sign reminiscent of a product or ingredie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-159

…annonces civiles et commerciales. The notice contains: 1° For natural persons: a) The registration references; b) The name, surname, pseudonym and forenames of the registered person; c) An indication…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L5841-1

…artment(s) concerned" are replaced by the words: "of the High Commissioner of the Republic"; 4° The reference to the departmental commission for inter-municipal cooperation is replaced by the referenc…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions

Article R3124-5

…punishable by a fifth-class fine: 1° For a part-time employee other than that mentioned in 2°, the reference working time, the distribution of the working time between the days of the week or the wee…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Fees for procedures

Article A444-18

When the performance of the following services requires an execution time greater than the reference time specified in the table below, they give rise to the collection of an additional session fee eq…

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