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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 R655-3

…ourt of the chief town of the department are replaced by references to the court of first instance; 3° References to the Republic of Iceland, the Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article R151-3

…s worded as follows: " a) by the director of the territorially competent border police department"; 3° In Article R. 142-16, references to the regional directorates for business, competition, consumer…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Disciplinary procedure

Article R612-37

…rticle L. 356-1 of the Insurance Code; 2° The central body with which the respondent is affiliated; 3° The insurance group company, mutual group union or social protection insurance group company with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Admission of claims.

Article R624-3

Decisions to admit claims without objection are evidenced by the official receiver's signature on the list of claims drawn up by the mandataire judiciaire. The court clerk notifies the creditors or th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-3

…2° For any person other than a veterinarian, selling veterinary medicinal products from their home;3° Selling veterinary medicines on the public highway, at fairs, markets and public events, free of…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Assessment of tax officials entrusted with certain criminal investigation duties

Article R15-33-29-13

…es 28-2,224 à 230, R. 15-33-29-11 and R. 15-33-29-12, including a copy of the authorisation orders; 3° A copy of any document issued by a magistrate relating to the judicial activities of the person c…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Provisions relating to the carrying on of certain co-insurance operations by insurance undertakings

Article R321-33

…ntract at a single premium for the same term; 2° The insurers are not jointly and severally liable; 3° One of the insurers is designated as the lead insurer: the lead insurer must fully assume its man…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Joint preliminary inspection.

Article R4512-3

…ngs will be working; 2° Marks out the areas in this area which may present hazards for the workers; 3° Indicates the traffic routes which these workers and the vehicles and machinery of all kinds belo…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter V: Intercountry adoption, conflicts of law and the effect in France of adoptions granted abroad

Article 370-3

The conditions of adoption are subject to the national law of the adopter or, in the case of adoption by a couple, to the common national law of the two members of the couple on the day on which the a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Scope of application

Article R55-2

When the conviction results from a criminal order, the one-month period provided for in Article 707-2 runs from the sending of the registered letter provided for in Articles 495-3 and 527 or notificat…

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