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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L3241-1

The provisions relating to the legality control and budgetary control of the acts of departmental public establishments and departmental and territorial fire and rescue services are those laid down by…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article L131-1-1

Any breach of the pre-contractual information obligations mentioned in 5° of article L. 111-1 is punishable by an administrative fine of up to €15,000 for a natural person and up to €75,000 for a lega…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions and differentiated exercise of powers

Article L1111-1-1

Locally elected representatives are members of councils elected by universal suffrage to freely administer local authorities under the conditions laid down by law. They exercise their mandate in compl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5451-1

The following is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000: 1° Continuing, with regard to the products concerned, activities which have been the subject of one of the suspension or…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L4001-1

The practice of a health profession includes public health missions which include : 1° The reporting obligations set out in this Code, in particular articles L. 1413-7, L. 1413-14, L. 1413-15 and L. 3…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions specific to Book I

Article L2621-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book I to Saint-Barthélemy:1° In article L. 2112-4, the words: "of the Member States of the European Union" are replaced by the words: "of the Repu…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Control.

Article L1263-1

The enforcement officers referred to in Article L. 8112-1 and the authorities responsible for coordinating their actions are empowered to provide each other with any information and documents required…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions specific to Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article L422-1

Articles L. 112-1, L. 112-2 and L. 333-5 of this Code do not apply to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Administrative authorisation for insurance and reinsurance undertakings with head offices in France

Article L321-1-1

I.-The undertakings referred to in 1° of III of Article L. 310-1-1 may not commence their operations until they have obtained an administrative authorisation issued by the Autorité de contrôle prudent…

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