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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter IV bis: The Great Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations

Article D7124-41

…rand Customary Council of the Amerindian and Bushinenge populations is published in the Recueil des actes administratifs of the Prefecture of French Guyana.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Practice of the profession

Article R4312-32

Nurses are personally responsible for their decisions and the professional acts they are authorised to perform. They must not practise their profession in conditions that could compromise their indepe…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article L1811-3

…e adaptations provided for in II: APPLICABLE PROVISIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN L. 1111-1-1 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 1111-6 law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 II. II -For the application o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-38

…the draft partial contribution of assets shall contain the information mentioned in Articles R. 236-21, with the exception of the information provided for in 3°, 4°, 6° and 13°, and R. 236-36, with th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-7-2

…stance under Article L. 511-10 involving a large-scale or EU-wide infringement, pursuant to Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2017/2394 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 12 December 2017 on…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-12

…se arrest with electronic surveillance in the cases provided for by articles 135-2, 145, 148, 201, 221-3, 272-1, 397-3, 695-34 et 696-19. This measure may be lifted, maintained, modified or revoked by…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Sub-section 4 - Automatic processing of personal data for the purpose of establishing the biological profile of athletes referred to in Article L. 230-3

Article R232-41-2

…anction the use of a prohibited substance or method under the conditions set out in Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-3-12; 3° To encourage the implementation of controls relating to the fight against…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-98-2

…icle L. 232-23-4 or of a suspension measure requested or imposed in accordance with articles L. 232-21 and L. 232-23, sports federations and professional leagues may disclose it to any natural or lega…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Economic warning rights

Article L2312-69

…Economic Committee, under the conditions laid down in the agreement referred to in Article L. 2312-21 or, in the absence of an agreement, in sub-paragraph 4 of paragraph 3 of sub-section 3 of this se…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article R313-7

…particularly where the articles mentioned in the previous paragraph or articles R. 314-19 to R. 314-21, may be attached as an annex to the European standardised information sheet.

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