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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Powers

Article L5842-22

I. - Article L. 5214-16, with the exception of VI and VII, and Articles L. 5214-16-1 to L. 5214-22 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the applic…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Information to be provided

Article L521-2

I.-Prior to the conclusion of an insurance contract, insurance intermediaries shall provide prospective policyholders or members with information relating to their identity, address, registration, com…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Conditions applicable to management companies

Article L532-29

A portfolio management company referred to in Article L. 532-9 may manage third-country AIFs that are not marketed in the European Union, provided that : 1° The portfolio management company meets all…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Bills of exchange and promissory notes

Article L132-2

Promissory notes are governed by articles L. 512-1 to L. 512-8 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter V: Breaches of the rules concerning the design, manufacture and marketing of work equipment and personal protective equipment

Article L4755-2

Article L. 4751-2 does not apply to this chapter.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Contraceptives.

Article L5434-2

Dispensing contraceptives mentioned in article L. 5134-1 in breach of the provisions of the first paragraph of II and III of the said article and of 1° of article L. 5134-3 is punishable by six months…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Compensation for victims of acts of terrorism and other offences.

Article L422-2

The guarantee fund is required, within one month of the request being made to it, to pay one or more provisions to the victim who has suffered personal injury or, in the event of the victim's death, t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-2

Article L. 3351-6-2 is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Departmental committee for psychiatric care.

Article L3223-2

The committee provided for in article L. 3222-5 is made up of :1° Two psychiatrists, one appointed by the public prosecutor at the court of appeal, the other by the representative of the State in the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

The procedures for applying this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular :1° The scientific criteria justifying, where appropriate, exemption from bioavailability stu…

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