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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Control (R).

Article R1617-17

The administrators of revenue, imprest accounts and revenue and imprest accounts as well as the interim administrators and agents are subject to the controls of the assigning public accountant and the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Safeguard measures relating to insurance undertakings

Article R335-3

When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution considers that the results of the solvency test referred to in Article R. 336-7 indicate a solvency risk, it may deduct from the items making…

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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 R592-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless ot…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Access to the digital health space and rights of the holder

Article R1111-32

The holder or their legal representative accesses their digital health space via the "FranceConnect" teleservice, via the electronic means of identification provided by the health insurance organisati…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article R111-3

The marine renewable energy installations referred to in d of 1° of Article L. 111-6 are installations for the production of electricity from renewable energy sources as defined in Article…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions required for simple adoption

Article 370-1-6

A child previously adopted by a single person, in the simple or plenary form, may be adopted a second time, by the other member of the couple, in the simple form.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Discipline.

Article L1442-13-3

The matter may be referred to the National Disciplinary Commission by the Minister of Justice or by the First President of the Court of Appeal in whose jurisdiction the labour arbitrator sits, after t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Formal notices from the Regional Director for Business, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment.

Article R4721-3

The formal notice sent to the employer by the Director of Enterprise, Competition, Consumer Affairs, Labour and Employment must be in writing, dated and signed.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Urban policy allocation

Article R2334-38

I. - For the application of III of article L. 2334-40, the representative of the State in the department will enter into an agreement with the municipality or public establishment for inter-municipal…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Professional undertakings for collective real estate investment.

Article R214-200

The regulations or articles of association of a professional undertaking for collective real estate investment set out the rules for the constitution and composition of the undertaking's assets and th…

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