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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Voluntary termination of pregnancy.

Article L2422-1

…d L. 2212-5 are applicable to the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from Law no. 2022-295 of 2 March 2022.III. - Articles L. 2213-1 to L. 2213-5 are applicable to the Wallis and Fut…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Conciliation prior to disciplinary action

Article R4443-11

I.-Articles R. 4233-33 to R. 4233-38 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version set out in Decree no. 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, subject to the adaptations set out in II. II.-…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia and New Caledonia

Article D351-6

…TION D. 314-15 to D. 314-17 Resulting from decree no. 2016-884 of 29 June 2016 D. 314-22 and D. 314-23 Resulting from the decree no. 2022-894 of 15 June 2022 D. 314-24 to D. 314-26 Resulting from the…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to exceptional support for companies producing and distributing cinematographic works during the period of resumption of theatrical exhibition of cinematographic works

Article 914-5

…raphic works that have benefited from the provisions of article 17 of emergency law no. 2020-290 of 23 March 2020 to deal with the covid-19 epidemic and cinematographic works that have been shown comm…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Adjustments to aid for small and medium-sized farms

Article 919-101

…ct and presentation of the corresponding invoices, stipulated in the agreement mentioned in article 232-33 or, where applicable, in the extension decision mentioned in article 121-9, is extended by on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L950-1

…his Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in its w…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Additional regional tax on tourist tax

Article L4332-4

…he departments of Bouches-du-Rhône, Var and Alpes-Maritimes by the communes mentioned in Article L. 2333-26 as well as by the public establishments for inter-communal cooperation mentioned in 1° to 3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Pharmacy professions

Article R4443-1-1

Chapter IV of Title I of Book II of this Part Four, in the version resulting from Decree No 2022-381 of 16 March 2022, shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the conditions set…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Deeds relating principally to loans, debts and securities involved in economic activity

Article A444-138

…ast conventional mortgage registered prior to the entry into force of the ordonnance n° 2006-346 du 23 mars 2006, into a rechargeable mortgage, according to the following scale:Tranches of assessment…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions relating to Mayotte

Article L1524-3

…he last paragraph of article L. 1225-44, the words: "on the entry into force of law no. 2006-340 of 23 March 2006 on equal pay for men and women" are replaced by the words: "on 1st January 2018".

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