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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 D445-5

…ollowing provisions shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wordi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-8

Investment services providers shall keep, in accordance with the conditions laid down in the General Regulation of the Autorité des marchés financiers, relevant information relating to all transaction…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Terms of engagement and services of the statutory auditor

Article R823-8

If several statutory auditors are in office, they may carry out their investigations, verifications and audits separately, but they shall draw up a joint report. In the event of disagreement between t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Organisation in the form of a public interest group.

Article R5313-8

Where the job centre takes the form of a public interest grouping, it is administered by a board of directors made up of representatives of its constituent members. This board elects its chairman from…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Managing Director

Article R1232-8

The Chief Executive Officer has the following responsibilities: 1° He prepares the deliberations of the Board of Directors and ensures that they are carried out or has them carried out; 3° He is the a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General conditions of practice.

Article L4111-8

…by decree in the Conseil d'Etat: 1° The time limit within which the commission mentioned in I and I bis of article L. 4111-2 must give its opinion ; 2° The composition and operation of the commission…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Guardianship arrangements

Article A712-8

…sation must be accompanied by a presentation of the planned operation and its financing, in accordance with the terms and conditions specified in an intervention standard provided for in 2° of Article…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Personalised assistance for returning to work

Article L5133-8

Personalised assistance to return to work may be allocated by the body within which the referent referred to in article L. 262-27 of the Social Action and Family Code has been appointed. Its purpose i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-8

An order of the Keeper of the Seals, Minister of Justice, published in the Journal officiel de la République française, designates the members of the jury.The jury is composed as follows: 1° A magistr…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article 695-9-31

For the application of Council Framework Decision 2006/960/JHA of 18 December 2006, the services or units of the national police, the national gendarmerie, the Directorate-General for Customs and Exci…

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