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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title V: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article D156-4

The following provisions are applicable in New Caledonia in their wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the tab…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: MEASURES FOR MONITORING FOREIGN PERSONS

Article R814-4

The administrative authority empowered to detain the passport or travel document of an illegal alien pursuant to article L. 814-1 is the département prefect and, in Paris, the police prefect.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: The Regional Council

Article L4132-4

In the event of the dissolution of the Regional Council, the resignation of all its serving members or the definitive annulment of the election of all its members, the President is responsible for the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II : Syndicate of communes

Article L5212-4

The decree of creation fixes the headquarters of the syndicate on the basis of proposals from the communes belonging to the syndicate. It determines, where applicable, the conditions for the participa…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Tasks of approved professional associations

Article R513-4

If the purpose of the association covers activities other than insurance broking, the association may offer its members a single mediator for all their activities, provided that the mediator is regist…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-41

The procedures for applying this chapter, in particular the minimum information that e-commerce websites must contain, shall be determined by decree of the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Va: Electronic trade in medicinal products by a dispensing pharmacy

Article L5125-40

A natural or legal person legally authorised to sell medicinal products to the public in the Member State of the European Union in which it is established may only sell, as part of an electronic comme…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-4

The communauté de communes is formed either without a fixed term or for a term determined by the decision instituting it.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6414-4

Within the framework of the legislative provisions relating to the postal service, the specific conditions under which this service is provided in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon shall be specified and, wher…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Criminal court

Article D45-4

Following the discovery of the offence, a notice of offence, a payment notice and a request for exoneration form, are sent to the person's home address by simple letter. When the offence is detected,…

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