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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons authorised to canvass.

Article D341-4

For the application of Article L. 341-6, La Poste, the Caisse des dépôts et consignations and venture capital companies shall register with the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution the emp…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Communal and inter-communal social action centres (R).

Article R2113-14

…ion centre, created by application of article L. 2113-13, in its wording prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010de réforme des collectivités territoriales, is subject to the provisions of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-2

…a Nouvelle-Calédonie";5° "Département" or "arrondissement" by "Nouvelle-Calédonie" or by "province";6° "Préfet" or "sous-préfet" by "représentant de l'Etat en Nouvelle-Calédonie".

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Employment contract

Article L812-1

…ere the system for professions affiliated to the compensation funds provided for in article L. 223-16 applies or where the contract is open-ended. Simplified work permits are issued and delivered by c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Permanent resident card

Article L426-4

At the expiry of the resident card provided for in articles L. 423-6, L. 423-10, L. 423-11, L. 423-12, L. 423-16, L. 424-1, L. 424-3, L. 424-13, L. 424-21, L. 425-3, L. 426-1, L. 426-2, L. 426-3, L. 4…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Registration of account information service providers

Article L522-11-2

…shall verify that the provider meets the requirements set out in II and a of III of Article L. 522-6, II of Article L. 522-7-1 and I of Article L. 522-8 and that the persons declared to be in charge…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3361-3

…r the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in French Polynesia: 1° In Article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests" are deleted;…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article R3371-3

For the application of the regulatory provisions of Book I in New Caledonia:1° In article R. 3121-6, the words: "and that a report be sent to the European Commission if it so requests" are deleted;2°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-4

…rojects that result in the artificial development of land within the meaning of V of article L. 752-6, in all communes, the mayor or the president of the public establishment for inter-communal cooper…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Compulsory expenditure

Article L4321-1

…ticle L. 4135-12 as well as the contributions made by the regions to the fund set up by Article L. 1621-2 ;3° Contributions to the general social security scheme pursuant to Article L. 4135-20-2 and t…

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