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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R444-3

…utuna Islands", with the exception of their mention in article R. 413-1 and in 1° of article R. 431-16; 3° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the senior administrator of the Walli…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-15

…of fraud; -obtaining an understanding of the way in which the bodies referred to in Article L. 823-16 of the French Commercial Code exercise their oversight in terms of fraud risk; -analyse fraud ris…

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 3: Professional liability

Article L211-17

…ion (EC) No 392/2009, Regulation (EU) No 1177/2010, Regulation (EU) No 181/2011, Regulation (EU) No 2021/782 and international conventions. Passengers have the right to lodge complaints under this Cod…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Logistical penalties

Article L441-19

…ector General of Competition, Consumer Affairs and Fraud Control or his named representative, by 31 December each year at the latest, the amounts of the logistical penalties it has imposed on its supp…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions on the valuation of prudential technical provisions

Article R351-8

…d Occupational Pensions Authority with the following information on an annual basis until 1 January 2021: a) The availability of long-term guarantees for insurance products on the French market and th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Civil servants and public service employees

Article 28-3

…vironment, taken after the assent of a commission whose composition and operation are determined by decree in the Council of State, have, the same prerogatives and obligations as those attributed to o…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: The Board of Directors

Article R114-10

…The establishment project ;2° The contract and agreement mentioned in II and III of article L. 114-16 ;3° The annual activity report drawn up by the Director;4° The organisation of the centre and its…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-10

…of municipalities pursuant to section 3 of this chapter, as it stood prior to Act no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on local authority reform, communes déléguées taking the name and territorial bound…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for local tax on outdoor advertising

Article L2333-9

…ates referred to in B shall apply.B. - Subject to the provisions of articles L. 2333-12 and L. 2333-16, these maximum rates are, with effect from 1st January 2009, per square metre and per year:1° For…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-1

…investigations into breaches of the provisions of this Title and of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014; 7° It shall impose penalties under the conditions laid down in Chapter IV of this Tit…

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