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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-1

I.-Subject to the adaptations mentioned 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 indicate…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L773-44

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-44

I.-Subject to the provisions of II and III, the articles listed in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the sam…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Sociétés civiles de placement immobilier (non-trading property investment companies), sociétés d'épargne forestière (forestry savings companies) and groupements forestiers d'investissement (forestry investment groups)

Article R214-144

…of the Supervisory Board;3° The Statutory Auditors' report(s);4° Form(s) for postal or proxy votes;5° In the case of the Ordinary General Meeting provided for in the first paragraph of article L. 214…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Scope and definitions.

Article L7211-3

…for in articles L. 3132-1 et seq; 4° Public holidays, as provided for in articles L. 3133-1 et seq; 5° Leave for family events, as provided for in sub-section 1 of section 1 of chapter II of title IV…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Criminal provisions.

Article L8243-2

…conditions set out inarticle 131-38 of the French Penal Code ; 2° The penalties mentioned in 1° to 5°, 8°, 9° and 12° of article 131-39 of the same code. The ban referred to in 2° of article 131-39 a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Specific provisions for piercing the auricle and the wing of the nose.

Article R1311-9

…mber or the reference allowing the manufacturing process to be identified; 4° The words: "sterile"; 5° The name or company name and address(es) of the manufacturer or the person responsible for placin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Personalised support vouchers (R)

Article R1611-8

…3° Number in a continuous series of numbers characterising the issue; 4° Face value of the voucher; 5° Calendar year of validity. II. - Stamped by the authorising officer of the local authority or pub…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Guarantees granted in the exercise of the mandate

Article R2123-9

To set the maximum time of absence to which elected representatives who have the status of employees are entitled pursuant to article L. 2123-5, the legal working time for a calendar year is assessed…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article R561-22-2

For the application of 2° of Article L. 561-10 and Article L. 561-13, in the event of a transaction involving the exchange of any means of payment, chips, tokens or tickets where the amount exceeds 2,…

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