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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: General shops

Article L522-15

General warehouse operators are responsible, within the limits of the declared value, for the custody and preservation of the warehouses entrusted to them. They are not liable for natural damage and w…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: Exploitation rights

Article R613-18

The application for an operating licence provided for in Article L. 613-17 is sent to the Minister responsible for industrial property. It shall indicate: 1° The surname, first names, profession, addr…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: APPLICATIONS FOR RESIDENCE PERMITS

Article R431-8

A foreign national holding a residence document must, in the absence of an application for the issue of a new residence document six months after its expiry date, provide proof once again, in order to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Access to documents and supporting documents.

Article L6362-1

The tax authorities, social security bodies, skills operators, Pôle emploi, the commissions mentioned in Article L. 6323-17-6, the bodies authorised to collect the funding contribution mentioned in Ar…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Procedure.

Article L6362-11

When the checks relate to the actions mentioned in article L. 6313-1 or to professional development counselling activities financed by the State, local authorities, the Caisse des dépôts et consignati…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Armed Forces Medical Corps

Article L5542-2

Subject to the adaptations provided for in the second paragraph, the provisions of Article L. 5124-13 are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia in the version resulting from Order No. 2018-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Financial and accounting provisions

Article L5217-13

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE TITLE: CONGRESS OF DEPARTMENTAL AND REGIONAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES AND MAYORS

Article L5911-1

The congress of departmental and regional elected representatives and mayors of Guadeloupe is composed of the members of the departmental council of Guadeloupe and the regional council of Guadeloupe a…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-55

In accordance with the dispositions de l'article 111 de la loi n° 78-17 du 6 janvier 1978 modififiée relative à l'informatique, aux fichiers et aux libertés, l'accès aux données mentionnées à l'articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-23

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: Articles applicable In the word…

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