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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Control of plant and animal species harmful to human health

Article L1338-4

I.-Infringements of the regulations adopted in application of articles L. 1338-1 and L. 1338-2 are investigated and recorded by officers and agents of the judicial police in accordance with the Code o…

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

Article L2623-1

For the application of the legislative provisions of Book III to Saint-Barthélemy: 1° In Article L. 2313-2, the words: "or a public body of the European Union" are deleted; 2° In Article L. 2313-3, th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: EXPENDITURE

Article L3321-1

…departmental building;2° Expenditure relating to the functional allowances provided for in articles L. 3123-15 to L. 3123-18 and the training costs for elected representatives referred to in article L…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L114-1

…carrying out its task of keeping cinema and audiovisual registers, as provided for in 4° of article L. 111-2; 4° Proceeds from the fee levied on the issue of the cinematographic exhibition licence pro…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Institut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer (IEDOM)

Article L721-7

…nd Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the Banque de France carries out the tasks entrusted to it by Articles L. 122-1, L. 141-1 to L. 141-5-1 and L. 141-6-1 as part of its participation in the European System…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to reinstatement in employment or office.

Article L2422-1

…r board of directors of public sector undertakings;8° Member of the commission mentioned in article L. 23-111-1, former member or employee appearing on the electoral propaganda for the constitution of…

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

Article L5842-28

I. - Articles L. 5216-5 with the exception of II bis, V and VII, and articles L. 5216-6 to L. 5216-7-1 shall apply in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II. II. - For the appl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Measures to prevent and stop a breach of business secrecy

Article L152-5

Without prejudice to article L. 152-6, the court may order, at the request of the infringer, the payment of compensation to the injured party instead of the measures referred to in I to III of Article…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: French blood establishment and army blood transfusion centre

Article L1222-16

…ying and withdrawing the approval of the armed forces blood transfusion centre mentioned in article L. 1222-11 ; 2° After obtaining the opinion of the President of the Etablissement Français du Sang (…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Securities giving access to the capital or giving entitlement to the allotment of debt securities

Article L228-94

…hall be authorised by the Extraordinary General Meeting of shareholders in accordance with Articles L. 225-129 à L. 225-129-6. The issues of securities referred to in the first paragraph, which are de…

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