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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 L594-2

…application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are rep…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L596-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-5

…89-1 any person guilty of any of the following offences: 1° Crime defined in articles 224-6 and 224-7 of the Criminal Code ; 2° Deliberate injury to life or limb, destruction, damage or deterioration,…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R771-2

For the application of Article R. 771-1: 1° In Article R. 712-5, references to the provisions of Article L. 811-1 are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions having the same purpose; 2…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Supervisory Board, Executive Board and Management Board

Article L6143-1

…n the public health institution and one of the members of its management board or supervisory board;7° The articles of association of hospital foundations created by the institution;8° The acquisition…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Checking and registering applications.

Article R123-97

…e single body mentioned in article R. 123-1 and under the conditions provided for in article R. 123-7.However, where the file is incomplete, he requests within this time limit, through the single body…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Informing the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-9

…he registry officer specially authorised by the head of the prison in accordance with 4° of article 706-53-7, that the person incarcerated has not been the subject of the information mentioned in arti…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subtitle I: Public and civil proceedings

Article 2-1

…il parties with regard to, on the one hand, discrimination punishable by the articles 225-2 and 432-7 of the Criminal Code and the establishment or keeping of files punishable by article 226-19 of the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: Provident and supplementary pension schemes for self-employed workers

Article L144-1

…n are governed by article L. 141-1 and may be taken out by an association covered by article L. 141-7 , whose members are : 1° Either exclusively persons who are self-employed non-agricultural workers…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-2

…established in France, when they are authorised in accordance with the provisions of article L. 321-7 ; 4° by foreign undertakings other than those mentioned in 2° and 3° above, from their branches du…

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