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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Composition and operation.

Article R6313-2

I. - Representatives of local and regional authorities are appointed for the duration of their elected term of office. The other members of the committee are appointed for a term of three years. II. -…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Sales.

Article 251

…ohibition, the perpetrator is liable to the penalties for breach of trust set out in articles 314-1 and 314-10 of the Criminal Code.3. Mortgages granted by the purchaser prior to francization on a ves…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Open livestock account.

Article 208

1. In the area between the land border of the customs territory and a line situated two kilometres inside the line of the customs offices and brigades closest to the foreign country, animals in the ca…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 3: Registration of rights in immovable property

Article 2521

…code, other codes or civil legislation applicable to Mayotte, the following are registered in the land register, for the purposes of opposability to third parties: 1° The following rights in rem in i…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-28

…35-13, the fund distributes its appropriations equally between employees' trade union organisations and employers' professional organisations in accordance with the following terms and conditions:1° A…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-29

…te to the joint fund the amount of remuneration paid to the employees mentioned in the same article and included in the base for social security contributions defined inarticle L. 242-1 of the Social…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Allocation of funds from the joint fund

Article R2135-27

…e the activities referred to in 1° of Article L. 2135-11, which may not be less than 73 million euros. In the absence of a decision by the Board of Directors, the amount earmarked for the allocations…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Title I: Provisions relating to Book I

Article 2494

Article 2493 is applicable under the conditions set out in Article 17-2. However, articles 21-7 and 21-11 are applicable to a child born in Mayotte to foreign parents before the entry into force of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Combating mirror sites

Article R331-20

…th acknowledgement of receipt or by any other means that can be used to certify the date of receipt and the identity of the addressee, including by electronic means. It shall include: 1° A copy of the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Overseas departments

Article 295

1. The following are exempt from value added tax:1° Maritime transport of persons and goods carried out within the limits of each of the departments of Guadeloupe, Martinique and Réunion;2° Sales and…

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