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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique Regional Health Agency

Article D1445-3

…pas applicable; 3° Le 2° des articles D. 1432-37 et D. 1432-41 est remplacé par les dispositions suivantes: " 2° Le président du conseil exécutif " ; 4° In the third paragraph of article D. 1432-46,…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique Regional Health Agency

Article D1445-1

For the application of the provisions of this code in Martinique and unless otherwise provided:1° The reference to the department or region is replaced by the reference to the territorial collectivity…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Martinique Regional Health Agency

Article D1445-2

…as follows: The fifth paragraph is replaced by the following paragraph: "The President of the Executive Council or his representative. "

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter V: Seizures without dispossession

Article 706-158

During the investigation in flagrante delicto or the preliminary investigation, the liberty and custody judge, at the request of the public prosecutor, may order by reasoned decision the seizure, at t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-3

Articles L. 1421-1, L. 1421-2 first paragraph, L. 1421-2-1, L. 1421-3 and L. 1427-1, in the version resulting from Ordinance No. 2013-1183 of 19 December 2013 on the harmonisation of criminal and fina…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-2

In New Caledonia and French Polynesia, financial penalties incurred by virtue of this Code are pronounced in local currency, taking into account the equivalent value of the euro in that currency.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-1

For the application of this code in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, the words "tribunal de grande instance" are replaced by the words "tribunal de première instance".

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1545-4

…ct with the local authority concerned and in compliance with its financial equilibrium. When it receives a request from the Congress or the Provincial Assemblies of New Caledonia, it provides assistan…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1154-2

The representative trade union organisations in the company may take all legal action resulting from articles L. 1152-1 to L. 1152-3 and L. 1153-1 to L. 1153-4. They may take such action on behalf of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Legal proceedings.

Article L1154-1

…e applicant for a job, an internship or a period of training in a company or the employee presents evidence suggesting the existence of harassment. In the light of this evidence, the onus is on the de…

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