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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: The Chairman

Article L7123-1

The Assembly of French Guiana shall elect its chairman at the meeting held as of right following each renewal.For this election, it shall be chaired by its oldest member, with the youngest member acti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: RECOGNITION OF OBLIGATIONS RELATING TO RESIDENCE IN FRANCE

Article R822-1

If a foreign national subject to the obligation to guarantee repatriation is no longer able to produce the transport ticket or bank certificate referred to in article R. 313-5, the offence will be pun…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Financial instruments

Article L742-1

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6223-12

The company name of a société civile professionnelle de biologistes médicaux appears in all documents and correspondence issued by the company, under the title "société civile professionnelle de biolo…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6223-11

The provisions of this section govern professional non-trading companies formed between medical biologists who are natural persons pursuant to law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to profession…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-16

No person may claim, for any reason whatsoever, a financial security whose ownership has been acquired in good faith by the holder of the securities account in which the securities are registered or b…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-15

Financial securities are transferred by account-to-account transfer or by entry in a shared electronic recording device as referred to in article L. 211-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Negotiability

Article L211-14

With the exception of shares in non-trading property investment companies (sociétés civiles de placement immobilier) referred to in article L. 214-114 and shares in forestry savings companies (société…

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

Article L4132-1

The composition of regional councils and the term of office of councillors are subject to the provisions of articles L. 336 and L. 337 of the Electoral Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-1

The Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), an independent public authority, ensures the protection of savings invested in financial instruments, the units referred to inArticle L. 229-7 of the Environ…

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