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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion

Article L361-1

Articles L. 311-1, L. 341-15 and L. 342-1 to L. 342-29 do not apply to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and La Réunion.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Receivership.

Article L632-1

I. - The following acts are void, where they have occurred since the date of cessation of payments:1° All gratuitous deeds transferring movable or immovable property;2° Any commutative contract in whi…

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

Article L5212-19

…cate's budget comprises: 1° Contributions from associated communes; 2° Income from the union's movable or immovable property; 3° Sums it receives from public administrations, associations, private ind…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Professional secrecy, accounting and statutory auditing

Article L522-19

…whatsoever, participates in the management or administration of a payment institution or who is employed by a payment institution is bound by professional secrecy. Apart from cases where the law so p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-11

Research involving the human person does not give rise to any direct or indirect financial compensation for the persons who take part in it, apart from the reimbursement of expenses incurred and, wher…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IX : The Greater Paris Metropolis

Article L5219-11

The council of the Greater Paris metropolis adopts by a two-thirds majority, within six months of its creation, a financial and fiscal pact defining the financial relations between the Greater Paris m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Criminal provisions.

Article L1312-1

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 1324-1, L. 1337-1, L. 1337-1-1, L. 1338-4 and L. 1343-1, breaches of the provisions of the articles of this book, or of the regulations adopted for their appli…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-1

The provisions of articles L. 142-1 and L. 142-3 do not apply to evictions, subject to the provisions of article L. 451-1.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-17

…a suspension by virtue of a decision pronounced by an anti-doping organisation signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code or by the competent body hearing an appeal against such a decision, as well as a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Operation

Article L7222-15

The Martinique Assembly may not deliberate unless the absolute majority of its members in office are present.However, if on the day fixed by the notice convening the Assembly does not meet in sufficie…

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