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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article L442-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Transitional provisions.

Article L441-10

…of any kind in existence on 1 July 2017 and carrying out or providing for the transactions referred to in Article L. 441-1 must be brought into compliance with the provisions of this chapter by 31 Dec…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-8-1 A

…the appearance of waste from care activities involving infectious risks and similar waste in order to reduce the mechanical risk and make it unrecognisable; d) That they proceed in stages carried out…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R1335-8-1 B

…technical unit in which one or more disinfection pre-treatment devices are used. Without prejudice to the provisions of the Environment Code on facilities classified for environmental protection, any…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Compensation and penalties.

Article L1226-15

Where a dismissal is made in disregard of the provisions relating to the reinstatement of the employee, as provided for inarticle L. 1226-8, the court hearing the case may propose that the employee be…

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

Article L2645-1

…the application of the legislative provisions of Book V in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon: 1° In article L. 2512-1, 2° is worded as follows: "2° A legal instrument such as an international agreement relati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Title IX: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L390-1

This Book is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, with the exception of Article L. 322-3-2 and Titles V, VI and VII.The provisions of the first paragraph apply to insurance undertakings establ…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Resource equalisation

Article L2336-1

…at €1 billion. From 2018, the fund's resources are set at €1 billion.2. The tax resources referred to in 1 correspond, for municipalities, to those referred to in 1° of a of Article L. 2331-3 and, fo…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Special provisions

Article L1525-1

The provisions of article L. 1522-1 concerning the majority shareholding of local authorities and their groupings are not applicable: 1° To semi-public companies set up under the Decree-Laws of 5 Nove…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: The preliminary conciliation attempt

Article 820

The application to the court may be made for the purposes of a preliminary attempt at conciliation outside the cases in which the first paragraph of Article 750-1 applies. The request for a preliminar…

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