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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2651-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, su…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2661-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2671-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the pow…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2681-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories to public contracts concluded by the State or its public es…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: Tourist activities in rural areas.

Article L343-1

I.-The rules relating to activities carried out by a farmer which are an extension of the act of production or which are based on the farm are set out inarticle L. 311-1 of the French Rural and Mariti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-12

I.-The competent authority for the research involving the human person provided for in article L. 1121-1 is the Agence nationale de sécurité du médicament et des produits de santé (French National Age…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Job and career management

Article L2242-21

The negotiations provided for in Article L. 2242-20 may also cover :1° The matters referred to in articles L. 1233-21 and L. 1233-22 in accordance with the procedures laid down in these same articles;…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Other authorised persons.

Article L5414-1

The agents mentioned in article L. 511-3 and in 1° and 2° of I of article L. 511-22 of the French Consumer Code are authorised to investigate and record infringements and breaches of the laws and regu…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions.

Article L322-2

I. - No person may, directly or indirectly, administer or manage a company subject to State control by virtue of article L. 310-1 or article L. 310-1-1, a société de groupe d'assurance defined in arti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Judgment of compulsory liquidation.

Article L641-4

The liquidator shall proceed with the liquidation operations at the same time as the verification of claims. He may initiate or pursue actions that fall within the jurisdiction of the mandataire judic…

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