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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L764-6

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L762-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable ar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Prohibited games and lotteries

Article L775-38

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Chapter III: Request for a formal statement of position

Article R1824-1

I. - The provisions of Chapter VI of Title I of Book I of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Obligations where there is a high risk of money laundering or terrorist financing

Article R561-22-1

For the application of Articles L. 561-7, L. 561-20, 3° of Article R. 561-5-2, 2° of Article R. 561-5-3 and Article R. 561-9, the persons mentioned in Article L. 561-2 concerned shall assess the level…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Director.

Article R6145-7

The Director shall keep cost accounts covering all the establishment's activities and resources, in accordance with the procedures laid down by order of the Minister for Health. The Director communica…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
11°: Borrowings by départements, communes and public establishments

Article 133

…of Article 1 of the decree of 31 January 1942 issued for the application of Article 4 of the law of 28 June 1941, and on behalf of these organisations (1); 2° (repealed as from the date of entry into…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Repair, reconstruction and rebuilding of property and businesses damaged as a result of hostilities

Article 1056

I. - 1° Deeds, judgments, documents and writings relating to the application of the law of 28 October 1946 on war damage are, provided that they expressly refer to it, exempt from registration duties…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Paternity leave

Article D1225-8

…ithin six months of the end of the leave from which the father benefits pursuant to article L. 1225-28.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L2541-1

…rticle L. 2121-31, from 1° to 8° of article L. 2122-21 and articles L. 2122-24, L. 2122-27, L. 2122-28 and L. 2122-34.

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