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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Payment institutions

Article L775-16

…the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 522-1 and L. 522-2 Order no. 2017-1252 of 9 August 2017 L. 522-3 Act no. 2018-700 of 3 August 2018 L. 522-4 Order no. 2013-544 of 2…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Foreign investment subject to prior authorisation

Article R733-14

…Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the provisions of II, Articles R. 151-1 to R. 151-17 are automatically applicable in French Polynesia.II. - For the application of I, in article R. 15…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-5

…tes, except in the case of cinematographic works that have benefited from the provisions of article 17 of emergency law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 to deal with the covid-19 epidemic and cinematogra…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 5: Software pledge agreement

Article L132-34

Without prejudice to the provisions of the loi du 17 mars 1909 relative à la vente et au nantissement des fonds de commerce, the exploitation right of the author of software defined in Article L. 122-…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Aid for redeployment and retraining measures

Article R5522-88

For the application of article R. 5123-17 in Mayotte, the words: "in 1° of article L. 351-8 of the Social Security Code" are replaced by the words: "in the second paragraph of article 6 of order no. 2…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-2

…ableau : ARTICLES APPLICABLES DANS LE RÉDACTIONUR L. 711-1 and L. 711-2 Resulting from law no. 2022-172 of 14 February 2022 in favour of independent professional activity L. 711-3 and L. 711-6 Resulti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…e in New Caledonia:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2221-1

…nature. Operations likely to be managed by private companies, either by application of the law of 2-17 March 1791, or, with regard to the operation of communal public services, by virtue of concession…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Tax penalties

Article 1804

…ion is exceeded ; - in Chapter IV of Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2018/273 of 11 December 2017 supplementing Regulation (EU) No 1308/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council as regar…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L541-1

…d column of the same table: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 512-2 to L. 512-17, L. 512-22 to L. 512-33, L. 512-39 to L. 512-50 and L. 531-1 to L. 531-5 Resulting from the ordon…

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