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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6161-2

Practitioners working in a private for-profit health establishment are automatically entitled to form a medical conference, the powers of which are set out in I of article L. 6161-2-2.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L5841-2

The provisions of articles L. 5111-1 to L. 5111-4 of the single chapter of the single title of Book I are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6211-2

Saint-Barthélemy is represented in Parliament and in the Economic, Social and Environmental Council under the conditions defined by organic laws..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6311-2

Saint-Martin is represented in Parliament and in the Economic, Social and Environmental Council under the conditions defined by the organic laws.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article LO6411-2

Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon is represented in Parliament and in the Economic, Social and Environmental Council under the conditions defined by the organic laws..

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7121-2

No person may at the same time be a councillor of the Assembly of French Guyana and a member of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Council of French Guyana.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: BODIES OF THE TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L7221-2

No person may at the same time be a councillor of the Assembly of Martinique or an executive councillor of Martinique and a member of the Economic, Social, Environmental, Cultural and Education Counci…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF FRENCH GUYANA

Article L7151-2

The Assembly of French Guyana may create public establishments known as agencies, responsible for ensuring the implementation of projects of interest to the territorial collectivity of French Guyana a…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE TERRITORIAL TERRITORIAL COLLECTIVITY OF MARTINIQUE

Article L7251-2

The Assembly of Martinique may create public establishments known as agencies, responsible for the implementation of projects of interest to the territorial collectivity of Martinique and the operatio…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L6521-2

People ordinarily resident in Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, La Réunion, Mayotte, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, New Caledonia, French Polynesia or Wallis and Futuna…

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