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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L5524-2

For the application of article L. 5421-4 in Mayotte, the words: "in article L. 161-17-2 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in the first paragraph of article 6 of order no. 2002-4…

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

Article L1522-7

Title III of Book II of this Part, with the exception of articles L. 1234-3-1 and L. 1235-7, is applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Articles L. 1231-1 to L. 1231-4, L. 1232-2 and L. 1235-2 are applicable…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L5711-6

Within one year of its creation, a public-private association resulting from a merger in application of Article L. 5711-2 may be authorised by the representative(s) of the State in the department(s) c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section IV: Miscellaneous provisions and penalties.

Article L514

Underwriting associations benefiting from an exemption from the rules governing the practice of insurance mediation and which engage in this activity are required to declare their activity and the typ…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: The company during the observation period.

Article L622-21

I.-The opening judgment interrupts or prohibits any legal action on the part of all creditors whose claim is not mentioned in I of Article L. 622-17 and seeking: 1° To order the debtor to pay a sum of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L3826-3

Articles L. 3353-1 , L. 3353-5 and L. 3353-6 are applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands.Article L. 3353-3 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the version resulting…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Single chapter

Article L5741-5

The trade union council of the territorial and rural balance cluster may propose that the public establishments for intercommunal cooperation with their own tax status that make it up merge under the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Life insurance with variable capital on real estate.

Article L160-14

For contracts mentioned in article L. 141-1 , one unit of account of which is made up of shares in a company mentioned in article L. 160-10, the insurance company shall inform the policyholder(s) and…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 4: Withholding

Article L623-43

A decree by the Conseil d'Etat shall set: 1° The conditions for applying the measures provided for in articles L. 623-36 to L. 623-41; 2° The conditions under which the destruction of goods likely to…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases.

Article L3821-1

Chapter I of Title I of Book I of this Part is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording resulting from Law No. 2017-1836 of 30 December 2017 on the financing of soc…

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