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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 Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Branches of insurance undertakings whose head office is situated in a State which is not a party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L329-1

The undertakings referred to in 4° of I of Article L. 310-2 may not carry on the operations referred to in Article L. 310-1 in the territory of the French Republic unless they have obtained administra…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions for swearing in

Article L131-12

The list of sworn goods brokers is drawn up by each court of appeal at the request of the public prosecutor. It shall show, for each of them, the date of their registration as well as their profession…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution.

Article L5216-10

Within three years of the publication of the loi n° 99-586 du 12 juillet 1999 relative au renforcement et à la simplification de la coopération intercommunale, le périmètre des communautés d'aggloméra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 8: Roads

Article L4433-24-1-2

The prefect may, in the event that this has not been done by the president of the regional council and after a formal notice has remained without result, exercise the powers devolved to the president…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VIII: Provisions applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories

Article L2728-1

The following provisions are applicable in the French Southern and Antarctic Territories to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devolved to this…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L2725-1

The following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, i…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L2192-15

The public undertakings defined in II ofArticle 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contrac…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative fine for late payment

Article L3133-14

The public undertakings defined in II of Article 1 of Order no. 2004-503 of 7 June 2004 transposing Directive 80/723/EEC on the transparency of financial relations between Member States and the contra…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Water and sanitation

Article L2564-17

For the application to Mayotte of Article L. 2224-8 : 1° In the second paragraph of I, the reference to the year 2013 is replaced by the reference to the year 2015; 2° In the fifth paragraph of III, t…

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