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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Sociétés d'investissement à capital fixe (closed-end investment companies whose shares are traded on a financial instruments market)

Article L214-136

…ares are admitted to trading on a regulated market for financial instruments referred to in Article L. 421-1 or on a multilateral trading facility referred to in Article L. 424-1.

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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
Section 1: Financing of paid work placements by the State or the region.

Article L6341-1

…financing of the remuneration of vocational training trainees. The institution mentioned in article L. 5312-1 also contributes, where applicable on behalf of the body mentioned in article L. 5427-1, i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Therapeutic injunction by the investigating judge, the juvenile judge or the liberty and custody judge

Article L3424-1

Persons charged with offences under articles L. 3421-1 and L. 3425-2 may be notified, by order of the investigating judge, the juvenile judge or the liberty and custody judge, of a therapeutic injunct…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Miscellaneous provisions applicable to Saint-Barthélemy and Saint-Martin.

Article L960-1

For the application of articles L. 123-48 and L. 123-49 to Saint-Barthélemy, the words: "caisse départementale ou pluridépartementale de mutualité sociale agricole" are replaced by the words: "caisse…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission for Inter-municipal Cooperation in French Polynesia

Article L5842-11

I. - The articles L. 5211-42 to L. 5211-45 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to IV.II. - For the application of Article L. 5211-42, the words "in each de…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Legal regime for declarations of activity

Article L6351-1

Any person carrying out the actions provided for in article L. 6313-1 shall file a declaration of activity with the administrative authority as soon as the first vocational training agreement or the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Unforeseen expenditure

Article L3322-1

The provisions of articles L. 2322-1 and L. 2322-2 apply to the départements.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Candidate Section

Article L1441-16

…ive labour agreement to which they belong, according to the distribution table mentioned in article L. 1423-1-1, with the exception of the persons mentioned in article L. 1441-14 and the professional…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-100-1

I. - The management report referred to in the second paragraph of Article L. 225-100 includes the following information:1° An objective and exhaustive analysis of the development of the company's busi…

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