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Article Annexe 4-9

…ation ou à usage professionnel et instituant des allocations de logement;- in the article 15 of law n° 89-462 of 6 July 1989 tending to improve rental relations and amending law n° 86-1290 of 23 Decem…

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

Article L5215-22

I. - When some of the communes of a syndicate of communes or a mixed syndicate form part of an urban community, through the creation of this community, through the merger of public establishments of i…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: State

Article L111-3

In addition to officers and agents of the judicial police acting in accordance with the provisions of the Code of Criminal Procedure, civil servants under the authority of the Minister responsible for…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: CASES IN WHICH A FOREIGNER MAY BE THE SUBJECT OF AN EXPULSION DECISION

Article L631-2

An expulsion decision may only be taken if it constitutes an overriding necessity for State security or public safety and provided that article L. 631-3 does not prevent it: >Foreign nationals who are…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating resources

Article L612-18

The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall be financially autonomous, within the limits of the proceeds of the contribution referred to in Article L. 612-20, the balance of which shall…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1542-8

Title IV of Book II of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, with the exception of Articles L. 1242-3, L. 1243-1, L. 1243-2-1, L. 1243-5 to L. 1243-9, L. 1244-1-1, L. 1244-1-2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Award procedure and conditions

Article 312-17

Aid is awarded in the form of a grant, the amount of which is set as follows:1° For concept aid for fiction projects, the amount of aid is set at €7,500;2° For concept aid for animation projects, the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VII: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE FRENCH AUSTRALIAN AND ANTARCTIC TERRITORIES

Article L837-2

For the application of this book in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories: 1° The words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories"; 2° Article L…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L940-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the chapters below, the following provisions of this code shall apply in the territory of French Polynesia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles L. 124-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Amendments to the Articles of Association

Article L5842-6

I.-The provisions of Section 5 of Chapter I of Title I of Book II of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the righ…

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