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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: The institution and its missions

Article A741-1

…ourts with a staff of 31 judges to 40 judges: 2 or 3 agents;3° In commercial courts with a staff of 41 judges to 60 judges: 3 or 4 agents;4° In commercial courts with a staff of more than 60 judges: 5…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Financial and budgetary organisation.

Article D6431-40

…the Agency and voted by the Board of Directors by functional groups as defined by articles D. 6431-41 and D. 6431-42 and in the conditions of balance defined in article D. 6431-44.

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Securing controls and investigations

Article 67 E

In the context of the controls and investigations provided for in this Code, with the exception of those provided for in Article 64, documents, records or information used by customs officers and duly…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-45-1

…t of the implementation of a crisis prevention or management measure referred to in Articles L. 511-41-3, L. 511-41-5, L. 612-32, L. 612-33, L. 612-34, L. 612-34-1 and L. 613-36 and subsections 4 and…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2a: Judicial public interest agreements

Article R15-33-60-2

When the Public Prosecutor wishes to propose the conclusion of a judicial public interest agreement, he shall indicate to the accused legal entity the possibility of being assisted by a lawyer. Except…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VII: FINANCIAL AND ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS.

Article D1871-3

I.-The provisions of Section 7 of Chapter I of Title I of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the righ…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Deduction of spouse's salary

Article 154

I. For the purposes of determining industrial and commercial profits and the profits of non-commercial professions, the salary of the spouse actually participating in the exercise of the profession ma…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of elements and products of the human body.

Article L1522-7

…32-1 and L. 1232-6 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in their wording resulting from Law no. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions.

Article L4421-14

Article L. 4151-1 is applicable in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version resulting from Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 on the modernisation of our healthcare system. Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Measures to prevent and manage banking crises

Article L613-45

…he resolution board is informed that a credit institution or investment firm has adopted an early intervention measure as provided for in Article L. 511-41-5, the resolution board may order the instit…

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