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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Ombudsman

Article L754-10

Article L. 316-1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2013-544 of 27 June 2013, subject to the addition in the second paragraph, after the words: "to…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: The National Institute of Industrial Property

Article L411-1

…ars applications for invalidity and revocation of trademarks mentioned in 1° and 2° of I of Article L. 716-5, as well as oppositions lodged against patents for invention; it ensures the dissemination…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General principles relating to research involving the human person

Article L1121-13

…ocation must be authorised for a specific period in the case of research mentioned in 1° of article L. 1121-1 carried out outside healthcare settings, as well as in hospital departments and in any oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Poisonous substances.

Article L5432-1

…he context of a regulated activity, to comply with the provisions adopted in application of article L. 5132-8 is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of €375,000:1° Laying down conditions…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6351-17-1

…ive body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane zone provided for in I of Article L. 4433-4-7, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Criminal provisions

Article L1128-1

…act of carrying out or having carried out on a person the research mentioned in 1° or 2° of article L. 1121-1 or a clinical trial mentioned in article L. 1124-1 of the Public Health Code without havin…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-1-1

For the application of article L. 4113-14 to Wallis and Futuna, the words: "the representative of the State in the department" are replaced by the words: "the representative of the State in the territ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-17-1

…ive body for regional cooperation policies in the Antilles-Guyane zone provided for in I of Article L. 4433-4-7, in accordance with the procedures laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat.

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Combating the illegal broadcasting of sporting events and competitions

Article L333-11

…Authority) may record acts likely to constitute infringements of the rights referred to in Article L. 333-10. Within this framework, these agents may, without being held criminally liable: 1° Partici…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Admission to psychiatric care at the request of a third party or in the event of imminent danger

Article L3212-1

…ubject of psychiatric care on the decision of the director of an establishment mentioned in article L. 3222-1 when the following two conditions are met:1° Their mental disorder makes it impossible for…

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