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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION OF THE SECOND AND THIRD SUBPARAGRAMS OF ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION TO THE TERRITORIAL AUTHORITIES OF GUYANA AND MARTINIQUE

Article LO7312-2

…y intends to take.The request for empowerment lapses in the cases provided for in II of Article LO 7311-2.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 6: Foreign nationals resident in France since the age of thirteen

Article L423-21

In the year following their eighteenth birthday or if they are covered by the provisions of article L. 421-35, foreign nationals who can prove by any means whatsoever that they have habitually resided…

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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 L3212-2

Before admitting a person for psychiatric care in application of article L. 3212-1, the director of the receiving establishment checks the person's identity. When the person is admitted in application…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-26

When micro-enterprises make use of the option provided for in Article L. 232-25, the statutory auditors' report is not made public. When small and medium-sized companies make use of the option provide…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Classes of affected parts.

Article L626-29

…They also apply to companies which own or control another company, within the meaning of Articles L. 233-1 and L. 233-3, provided that all the companies concerned reach thresholds set by decree in t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Trade union rights and representativeness criteria

Article L6156-2

…all be invited to take part in the negotiations opened by the competent authorities at national level. For negotiations concerning the staff mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1, their trade union org…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-23

…ntercommunale ayant élargi ou non leurs compétences dans les conditions prévues au III de l'article L. 5215-20-1 are substituted, for the exercise of their competences alone, for the communes which ar…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Provisions relating to Guadeloupe, French Guiana, Martinique and Réunion.

Article L441-2

…mmunities in overseas France that have been designated as classified resorts are governed byarticle L. 2563-1-1 of the French General Code for Local Authorities.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Valuation of the property

Article L313-21

The valuation referred to in article L. 313-20 consists of determining the value of the property after analysing all the documents provided by the lender that are useful for carrying out the valuation…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: REGISTRATION OF THE APPLICATION AND ASSESSMENT OF THE ASYLUM SEEKER'S VULNERABILITY AND PARTICULAR NEEDS

Article L571-2

An assessment of the vulnerability of applicants referred to in Article L. 571-1 is carried out, in accordance with the procedures set out in Chapter II of Title II, in order to determine their specif…

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