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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Operating conditions

Article L425-5

…when the transactions concern : 1° Financial instruments referred to in 1°, products referred to in 2° and units referred to in 3° of Article L. 425-1; 2° Derivatives referred to in 4° of Article L. 4…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

…lation and regulations applicable locally and in compliance with the powers of the local authority; 2° The words: "in France" and "French territory" are replaced respectively by the words: "on the ter…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L445-2

…lation and regulations applicable locally and in compliance with the powers of the local authority; 2° The words: "in France" and "French territory" are replaced respectively by the words: "on the ter…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-2

…ial administrators, are as follows:1° Maîtrise de sciences et techniques comptables et financières; 2° Maîtrise de méthodes informatiques appliquées à la gestion; 3° Maîtrise d'économie appliquée de l…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter I: Administrative regime for ships

Article 235

1. Any ship that has been registered in one part of the Customs territory and transfers its port of registry to another part of the same territory is required to pay any difference that may exist betw…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Citizen Commitment Account

Article L5151-11

…mentioned in Article L. 5151-10 is financed : 1° By the State, for the activities mentioned in 1°, 2°, 2° bis, 5°, and 6° of article L. 5151-9, as well as for the activity mentioned in 3° of the same…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Delegation hours

Article L2315-11

…r when implementing the procedure for serious and imminent danger provided for inarticle L. 4132-2; 2° Meetings of the works council and its committees, in this case up to an overall limit set by comp…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Other offences.

Article L654-11

…ement in the debtor's assets of all property, rights or shares that have been fraudulently removed; 2° On any damages that may be claimed..

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Sub-committees

Article R2272-10

…ried out by six sub-commissions: 1° The sub-committee on conventions and agreements, with regard to 2° to 4° of article L. 2271-1, and subject to the powers exercised by the sub-committees mentioned i…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Quantitative targets for healthcare provision

Article D6121-7

…ision mentioned in Article D. 6121-6 are expressed for healthcare activities:1° By zones defined in 2° of the I of article L. 1434-3:-number of establishments providing a given healthcare activity, as…

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