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

Article L933-2

The second paragraph of I and II of article L. 310-2 are deleted.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia.

Article L943-2

The second paragraph of I and II of article L. 310-2 are deleted.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Authorisations.

Article L6122-2

…ct: 1° Meets the health needs of the population identified by the plan mentioned in article L. 1434-2 or in 2° of article L. 1434-6 ; 2° Is compatible with the objectives set by this plan; 3° Meets th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Guarantee for sureties.

Article D313-27

…n name and on their own account; b) Insurance companies; c) UCITS and AIFs covered by paragraphs 1, 2 and 6 of sub-section 2, paragraph 2 or sub-paragraph 1 of paragraph 1 of sub-section 3, or sub-sec…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Rules governing the use of currency.

Article D112-2

The activities referred to in the second sentence of the first paragraph of article L. 112-2 of the Monetary and Financial Code are commercial and craft activities. The activities mentioned in the sec…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: Protection of certain persons

Article L161-2

…et or assets over which the creditor has a general lien as defined by the provisions of article L. 526-12 of the French Commercial Code.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2353-2

In the case provided for in Article L. 2353-1, the European Company may only be registered if the parties decide to apply the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter IV or if the directors of the parti…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: Residence permits for family reasons

Article R423-2

A foreign national holding the resident card provided for in article L. 423-6 may have it withdrawn if he or she has ended his or her relationship with a French national within four years of celebrati…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI: Witness protection

Article R53-28

The separate files and the register provided for in the second paragraph of Article 706-58 are kept by the public prosecutor. They may only be communicated to the liberty and custody judge or investig…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IX: Special provisions for insolvency proceedings covered by Regulation (EU) No 2015/848 of 20 May 2015 on insolvency proceedings

Article R693-2

The judicial representative shall inform foreign creditors of the opening of the insolvency proceedings, of the obligation to declare their claims, of the deadline for declaring claims and of the pena…

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