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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Prevention of health risk factors

Article L1528-1

Title VII of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1171-2 and L. 1172-1 shall apply to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Act No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Order.

Article L4232-1

The Ordre National des Pharmaciens comprises seven sections into which pharmacists are divided as follows:Section A: pharmacists who own a pharmacy ;Section B: pharmacists in charge, as well as their…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Marinas and anchorages.

Article L341-11

The rules relating to temporary occupation authorisations that may be granted for the development, organisation and management of anchorage areas and light facilities on the public river domain are se…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions specific to certain institutions and organisations.

Article L6147-11

I. - A five-year multiannual protocol is signed between the Minister of Defence and the Ministers of Health, Social Security and the Budget. It defines the relations and reciprocal commitments of thes…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 9: Informing and involving residents

Article L5842-12

I.-The provisions of Section 9 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

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 Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other authorised persons.

Article L5414-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record infringements and breaches of the laws and regu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for businesses

Article L5143-1

Any employer of a company with fewer than three hundred employees has the right to obtain precise information within a reasonable timeframe when he or she contacts the authorities on a question relati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-1

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of I of article L. 5121-12-2, of article L. 5124-8, of articles L. 5124-8-1 to L. 5124-8-4, of II of article L. 5126-7, of II of articl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-1

I.-It is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for the chairmen, directors, managing directors or managers of any company: 1° Failing to mention in the annual report presente…

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