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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreigners is exercised under the conditions provided for by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in compl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article L785-2

I.-The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II and III, in the wording indicated in the right-ha…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Ethics officers in health authorities and bodies

Article R1451-16

The compliance officer is bound by professional secrecy and discretion under the same conditions as those defined in article 26 of law no. 83-634 of 13 July 1983 on the rights and obligations of civil…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General authorisation conditions.

Article R4211-16

The provisions of this section apply to the activities mentioned in article L. 4211-8 relating to the preparation, storage, distribution, transfer, import or export of gene therapy preparations and to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Book V: Insurance distributors

Article L500

…urposes of this Book, the words "insurance undertaking" refer to the undertakings mentioned in Article L. 310-2 of this Code, mutual insurers or associations governed by Book II of the Mutual Code, pr…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Reimbursement of unemployment benefit

Article R1235-17

In the event of an appeal to the Court of Cassation against a decision which has found an employer guilty of dismissal without real and serious cause pursuant to the provisions of article L. 1235-3, t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Consultation on the economic and financial situation of the company

Article R2312-17

In the absence of an agreement as provided for in article L. 2312-19, in undertakings with at least three hundred employees, the employer provides the Social and Economic Committee with the informatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Sub-section 3: Working conditions of the pharmacists or veterinary surgeons responsible and delegated.

Article R5142-16

In the companies and their establishments mentioned in 1° and 2° of article R. 5142-1, the pharmacist or veterinarian in charge and the delegated pharmacist(s) or veterinarian(s) must have at least tw…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-17

Where it is clear that the person lodging the appeal lodged it after the expiry of the ten-day period provided for in Article 149-3, the chairman of the committee may, after notifying the persons list…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Operating conditions

Article R5124-17

The duration of the practical experience provided for in article R. 5124-16 is reduced to one year for pharmacists whose studies were carried out under a five-year system. It is reduced to six months…

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