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French Labour CodeIn force
Single subsection: Public policy.

Article L3141-31

When an establishment closes for a number of days in excess of the statutory annual holiday entitlement, the employer shall pay employees, for each working day of closure in excess of the statutory an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Budgets and accounts

Article L2573-39

The articles L. 2312-1 and L. 2312-2 and, as from the 2009 financial year, Article L. 2312-3 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.The report on the budget guidelines mentioned in Article…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Environment and local services

Article L4424-35

…efines the actions it intends to carry out for the protection of the environment on the island and determines its priorities in terms of local development. The mission of the Office de l'environnement…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Agglomeration communities

Article L5842-30

I. - Articles L. 5216-9 and L. 5216-10 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of Article L. 5216-10:1° In the first paragraph the wo…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article R362-4

References made by the provisions of this book applicable in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon to provisions that do not apply there are replaced by references to provisions with the same purpose applicable lo…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Application of international agreements and European Union law

Article R614-34

The provisions of articles R. 411-19 to R. 411-26 and R. 618-3 apply to the litigation referred to in Article L. 411-4.

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-4

…inistrative authorisation must be substantiated and notified by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution to the company concerned, after the latter has been given formal notice by register…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Experimentation.

Article R5141-4

…irector General of the Agence nationale de sécurité sanitaire de l'alimentation, de l'environnement et du travail and the inspectors and control officers mentioned in article L. 5146-1. The trials may…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-45

…ral of the Regional Health Agency or his representative; e) The Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment or his representative; f) The directors of the regi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the conference of sports funding bodies

Article R112-44

With a view to concluding the multi-annual guidance and funding contracts mentioned in article L. 112-14, each conference of funding bodies for sport set up by the regional sports conference, for the…

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