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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-2

For the application of this code in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce"…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6271-2

…ings leased by the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the commune of Saint-Barthélemy and assigned to the exercise of powers transferred to the collectivity of Saint-Barthélemy are trans…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER III: Application of laws and regulations in Saint-Martin

Article LO6313-2

I. - Laws and, when published in the Official Journal of the French Republic, administrative acts come into force in Saint-Martin on the date they set or, failing that, the day after their publication…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: Terms and conditions for the transfer of competences

Article LO6371-2

…ngs leased by the State, the region or department of Guadeloupe or the municipality of Saint-Martin and assigned to the exercise of the powers of the collectivity of Saint-Martin are transferred to it…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-23

…ock company is required to file with the court registry, to be appended to the register of commerce and companies, within one month of the approval of the annual accounts by the general meeting of sha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L5511-2

For the application in Mayotte of the provisions of articles L. 5125-3 to L. 5125-17, the transfer of a pharmacy means the relocation of a pharmacy within the same municipality or to another municipal…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 4: Allowance for self-employed workers

Article L5424-26

Articles L. 5422-4 and L. 5422-5 apply to the allowance for self-employed workers.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Legal status of medical devices.

Article L5211-2

…f competent authority for the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017, under the conditions specified by the provisions of this Part. I…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 7: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L623-28

The decisions provided for in articles L. 623-4 and L. 623-14 as well as that resulting from the application of article L. 623-23 are also res judicata with regard to each of the members of the group…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Raising awareness of major natural hazards

Article L4823-2

In Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique, Mayotte, La Réunion, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the employer shall ensure that each worker receives regular and appropriate…

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