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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19-7

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the association of masseur-physiotherapists of Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur and Corsica are responsible for masseur-physiotherap…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19-5

The masseur-physiotherapists of Saint-Martin and Saint-Barthélemy are subject to the jurisdiction of the departmental council of the order of masseur-physiotherapists of Guadeloupe.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Physiotherapists.

Article L4321-19-6

An inter-regional council and a disciplinary chamber of first instance of the Antilles-Guyane order of masseur-physiotherapists are responsible for masseur-physiotherapists practising in French Guyana…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1-1: Single integration contract.

Article L5134-19-5

The President of the Departmental Council will forward to the State, under conditions set by decree, all information required to monitor the single integration contract.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
8: Provisions specific to registration duty, land registration tax, the property security contribution, stamp duty and the special tax on insurance policies

Article 1965

When the existence of the person whose absence had led to the payment of death duties is judicially established, these duties may be refunded with the exception of those corresponding to the right of…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter III: Interest-bearing loans.

Article 1907

Interest is legal or conventional. Legal interest is fixed by law. Conventional interest may exceed that of the law, whenever the law does not prohibit it. The rate of conventional interest must be fi…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-10

A syndicat mixte benefiting from transfers of competence provided for by the article 30 of law no. 2004-809 of 13 August 2004 relating to local freedoms and responsibilities may receive from its membe…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: Common provisions.

Article L2281-10

In the absence of an agreement provided for in Article L. 2242-11 or in the event of non-compliance with its stipulations, the agreement dealing with the right of expression includes stipulations on :…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific measures

Article L412-10

The names used to designate foodstuffs of animal origin may not be used to describe, market or promote foodstuffs containing plant proteins. A decree shall set the proportion of plant proteins above w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Meetings.

Article L3121-10

The departmental council is also convened at the request of:- the standing committee;- or one-third of the members of the departmental council on a specific agenda, for a period that may not exceed tw…

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