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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to account rights and customer relations

Article D752-24

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Transfer of the business assets of the sole trader

Article L526-29

The following shall not apply to the universal transfer of the business assets of a sole trader, any clause to the contrary being deemed unwritten: 1° Article 815-14 of the Civil Code; 2° Article 1699…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Special allocation relating to the conditions of exercise of local mandates.

Article R2335-2

I.-Overseas communes benefit from the two parts of the special allocation mentioned in article L. 2335-1 under the following conditions: 1° Pour les communes de Guadeloupe, de Guyane, de Martinique, d…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter II: Structures

Article L2412-2

The provisions of this book do not apply to: 1° Building or infrastructure works intended for an industrial activity whose design is determined by the operating process; 2° Infrastructure works carrie…

AI translation · Updated 8 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Financing obligation for employers with fewer than eleven employees

Article L6331-2

The contribution referred to in Article L. 6331-1 is dedicated to financing :1° Work-linked training ;2° Professional development advice for employees in the private sector;3° Skills development for e…

AI translation · Updated 6 Nov 2023Open Article
French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R3115-28

The officials mentioned in Article L. 3115-1 may prescribe, within their area of competence, any measures aimed at eliminating the sources of infection or contamination that they observe. The correcti…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Sectors.

Article D4622-27

Each sector has at least one fixed medical centre. In each fixed or mobile medical centre, a list of the names and contact details of: 1° The occupational physicians in the sector; 2° The other member…

AI translation · Updated 2 Nov 2023Open Article
French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Ad hoc administrators appointed to represent minors held in waiting zones

Article R343-2

Every four years, within the jurisdiction of each court of appeal, a list of ad hoc administrators appointed to represent minors held in waiting zones, pursuant to the provisions of article L. 343-2,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the notion of business relationship means the professional or commercial relationship with the customer and includes, where applicable, the beneficial owner. In the c…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Purpose and eligibility criteria

Article 321-26

Support for the production of immersive works is awarded on the basis of the following criteria:1° The quality of the writing and the visual proposal;2° The suitability of the project for the targeted…

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