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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title II: Investment services, services related to investment services and data communication services

Article D321-1

…ferred to in Article L. 229-7 of the Environmental Code, constitutes an investment advisory service;6-1. The underwriting service consists of underwriting or acquiring financial instruments or one or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Worker monitoring and individual health monitoring

Article R4452-31

The health professional referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 4624-1 shall, for each worker likely to be exposed to artificial optical radiation in excess of the exposure limit values defin…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-1

…le in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Articles applicable In their wording re…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-1

…tuna, subject to the adaptations defined in this chapter.Articles L. 5211-1 to L. 5211-3-2, L. 5211-6, L. 5212-1, L. 5212-2, L. 5212-2-1, L. 5212-3, L. 5213-1 to L. 5213-5 are applicable in Wallis and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Miscellaneous provisions

Article L214-26-2

…8, the custodian of a general-purpose investment fund shall only hold the assets mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article L. 214-24-55. In the case of other assets, it shall retain proof of their existen…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General-purpose professional funds.

Article R214-191

…ofessional fund may invest up to 100% of its assets in the financial instruments mentioned in 1° to 6° of I of article R. 214-186, provided that these instruments emanating from the same UCITS, the sa…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 697-1

The courts referred to in article 697 shall hear crimes and misdemeanours committed on the territory of the Republic by military personnel in the performance of their duties. These courts have jurisdi…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Measures aimed at eliminating pay differentials between women and men in the company and ensuring a balanced distribution of each sex among senior executives and members of management bodies

Article L1142-11

…defined inArticle L. 23-12-1 of the Commercial Code, on the other. Notwithstanding Articles L. 311-6 and L. 312-1-2 of the Code of Relations between the Public and the Administration, these represent…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraphe 1 : Du divorce par consentement mutuel par acte sous signature privée contresigné par avocats, déposé au rang des minutes d'un notaire

Article 229-1

…74. This agreement is filed with a notary, who checks that the formal requirements set out in 1° to 6° of article 229-3 are met. He also ensures that the draft agreement has not been signed before the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation of the company.

Article R743-44

…hdrawal of the transferor.When selecting a winner of the competition provided for in Article R. 742-6-1, the transferor appoints the highest-ranked candidate from among the candidates from the same gr…

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