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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R325

The first six paragraphs of Article R. 133 are replaced by a paragraph worded as follows: "When witnesses travel, they shall be allocated, on justification, a transport allowance equal to the duly jus…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R295

The first two paragraphs of article R. 70 are worded as follows: "Records shall be withdrawn from the criminal record and destroyed by the registrar of the court of first instance in the following cas…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R270

I.-The first sentence of the first paragraph of Article R. 45 shall read as follows: "The objection made by the accused, within the time limits provided for in either the third or fifth paragraphs of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 7: Overseas departments, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon

Article R6152-70

When a practitioner working in an overseas department, Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin, Mayotte or Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon requests to accumulate his/her entitlement to training leave for two successi…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Special rules

Article R218

The costs in respect of protective measures taken after the opening of an estate shall be borne by the estate and recovery thereof shall be pursued in accordance with the procedures and under the guar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Provisions specific to the Department of Mayotte

Article R409

The first six paragraphs of Article R. 133 are replaced by a paragraph worded as follows: "Where witnesses travel, they shall be awarded, on production of supporting evidence, a transport allowance eq…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Parental childcare leave and part-time work

Article R1225-13

The information and reasoned requests provided for in articles L. 1225-50 to L. 1225-52 shall be sent to the employer by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt or delivered against receipt.

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R950-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the following chapters, the following provisions of the Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° The provisions of Book I mentioned in the left-h…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section One: Miscellaneous provisions concerning the classification, labelling and packaging of dangerous substances and mixtures

Article R1342-3

When a substance or mixture presents a serious danger to human health or the environment for reasons relating to its classification, labelling or packaging, the ministers responsible for the environme…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the public

Article R385-18

The report on the solvency and financial situation referred to in Article L. 385-7 is approved by the Board of Directors or the Supervisory Board. It contains the following information, either in full…

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