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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Foreign financial relations

Article L733-5

…of Article 7 of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, the following are applicable by operation of law in French Polynesia: 1° Article L. 15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-2

…010-1312 of 9 December 2010 L. 131-87 Law no. 2005-516 of 20 May 2005 II.-For the application of I: 1° (Repealed) ; 2° If one of the payment service providers is located in Wallis and Futuna and the o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Exempt transactions

Article 261 D

The following are exempt from value added tax:1° Rentals of land and buildings for agricultural use;1° bis Rentals of buildings resulting from a lease conferring a right in rem;2° Rentals of undevelop…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Removal of organs for scientific purposes.

Article R1232-20

…t the request of the Minister for Research or the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine: 1° The number and nature of the organs removed ; 2° The place and date of removal; 3° Any document a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-23

…port shall be made available free of charge to the public, for at least five consecutive years, on: 1° The website of the company referred to in I of Article L. 232-6 or in I of Article L. 233-28-1; 2…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Agricultural risk compensation scheme

Article L442-1-4

I. - Any insurance undertaking which markets insurance products against climate risks in agriculture benefiting from the aid provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 361-4 of the Rural and M…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…en request of the public prosecutor, in the places and for the period of time that this magistrate determines and which may not exceed twenty-four hours, renewable by express decision and with reasons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Common provisions

Article R444-27

…llation and maintenance grants take the form of subsidies of a fixed amount paid for each service meeting the following conditions: 1° Their fee is proportional; 2° They relate to a monetary base belo…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Payment of the allowance

Article D553-24

Payment of the allowance ceases in the following cases:1° At the end of the periods provided for in article L. 551-13, under the conditions provided for in the same article;2° When the foreign nationa…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section.

Article R5442-1

The following is punishable by a fine for a fifth-class offence: 1° (Repealed) ; 2° (Repealed) ; 3° For a pharmacist or a veterinarian, not to immediately declare to the veterinary pharmacovigilance c…

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