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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 3: Local investment funds.

Article R214-72

…not admitted to trading on a financial instruments market within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-28 or in entities referred to in 2° of II of Article L. 214-28 or in venture capital funds referred…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

…r no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2021 L. 511-41-1 B and L. 511 41 1 COrdinance no. 2020-1635 of 21 December 2020…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions adapting Book I.

Article L911-5

For the application of articles L. 141-15, L. 143-7 and L. 145-28, a magistrate of the court of first instance may be delegated by the president.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Breaches of legislation on financial dealings with foreign countries

Article L734-8

…1 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law No 2011-1978 of 28 December 2011.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Establishments in which pre-trial detention is carried out

Article D54

…prisons and remand prison quarters is determined by the provisions of articles D. 112-27 and D. 112-28 of the Penitentiary Code.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment and related services

Article R753-20

…le R. 321-3 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Conditions for holding municipal office.

Article D2573-8

…f 7 April 2000 R. 2123-3 and R. 2123-4 Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003R. 2123-5Decree no. 2021-1708 of 17th December 2021R. 2123-6 and R. 2123-7Decree no. 2003-836 of 1st September 2003 R. 2…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules for calculating sums held in the automatic account for promotion abroad in 2022

Article 919-109

…e 721-13, in respect of admissions achieved during the year 2020 and those achieved during the year 2021.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board.

Article L2353-31

…supervisory board, the procedure is conducted in accordance with the provisions of Articles L. 225-28 to L. 225-34 and L. 225-80 of the Commercial Code, with the exception of the territoriality requi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Disclosure of accounts.

Article R232-24

…e report relating to income tax pursuant to the provisions of Articles L. 232-6, L. 232-6-1, L. 233-28-1 ou L. 233-28-2 of the Commercial Code."

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