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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions.

Article L1525-1

…in this Chapter.Article L. 1271-2 is applicable in Wallis and Futuna in the version resulting from Law no. 2021-1017 of 2 August 2021.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Financing small-scale fishing

Article 238 bis HQ

…238 bis HO are not eligible for the scheme provided for venture capital companies by article 1-1 of law no. 85-695 of 11 July 1985 containing various economic and financial provisions, nor the scheme…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Liability for insufficient assets.

Article L651-1

The provisions of this chapter are applicable to the managers of a private law legal entity subject to collective proceedings, as well as to natural persons who are permanent representatives of these…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER

Article L2421-1

…s of land over which certain residents have exclusive rights of enjoyment, derogating from ordinary law, may be terminated at any time, regardless of its origin. Where the rights of enjoyment were onl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Canvassing for precious metals and banknotes

Article L754-16

…nd column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 342-1 to L. 342-3 law no. 2003-706 of 1 August 2003

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Appeals against decisions by the Conseil des maisons de vente, the Enforcement Committee or their chairmen

Article R321-54

…ssly so requests or if their public nature would result in an infringement of a secret protected by law or of the privacy of private life; mention of this shall be made in the decision.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XIV: Victims' delegate judge, chairman of the compensation commission for victims of offences

Article D47-6-1

…l ensure, with due respect for the balance of the rights of the parties, that the rights granted by law to victims are taken into account. To this end, he or she shall exercise the jurisdictional func…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Minimum standards applicable to infant consultations.

Article R2132-12

…fe, who may be assisted by one or more nurses, nursery nurses or midwives. Within the limits of the laws and regulations in force, trainee nurses or midwives may be authorised. Nurses and midwives mus…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Practice of the profession.

Article R4113-80

…ils the dissolution of the company and its liquidation under the conditions defined byarticle 26 of law no. 66-879 of 29 November 1966 relating to professional non-trading companies and by the Article…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Title XI: Free trade zones.

Article 287

1. On the joint proposal of the Minister for the Economy and Finance and the Minister(s) concerned, after consultation with the local authorities and public establishments concerned, the free zone is…

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