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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L764-6

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for 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 indic…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R773-39

…h; 3° Articles R. 561-40 to R. 561-42; 4° Article R. 561-42-1 with the exception of 2°, 3°, 4°, 5°, 7° and 8°; 5° Articles R. 561-42-2 to R. 561-64. II. - For the application of I: 1° References to tr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Notifications and information

Article L233-14

A shareholder who has not duly made the declarations provided for in I, II, VI bis and VII of Article L. 233-7 to which he was required to make a declaration shall be deprived of the voting rights att…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Provisions specific to Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon.

Article L910-1

Articles:1° L. 125-3, L. 126-1 ;2° L. 225-245-1, L. 229-1 to L. 229-15, L. 238-6, L. 244-5 and L. 252-1 to L. 252-13 ;3° L. 490-9;4° L. 522-1 to L. 522-40;4° bis. L. 621-4(last sentence of the first p…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-2

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, for the application of: 1° Articles R. 5125-1, R. 5125-2, R. 5125-4 with the exception of the third paragraph, R. 5125-5, R. 5125-7, R. 5125-11 and R…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Loss of French nationality

Article 23-9

The loss of French nationality takes effect: 1° In the case provided for in article 23 at the date of acquisition of foreign nationality; 2° In the case provided for in Articles 23-3 and 23-5 on the d…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for examining the application

Article R531-8

All correspondence sent by post to asylum seekers is sent to the address at which they have elected domicile pursuant to article L. 551-7.Asylum seekers with a stable address are required, in the even…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Special provisions relating to the electronic recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions

Article R123-30-8

The nationals mentioned in Article 9 of Order No. 2016-1809 of 22 December 2016 on the recognition of professional qualifications of regulated professions not falling within the scope of Articles R. 1…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 8: Identification and lists of members of the profession of pharmacist.

Article D4221-23

On the basis of the information communicated to it by the competent councils, the national council sends the Minister for Health and the body designated for this purpose by order a weekly update of th…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 16: Hygiene measures.

Article R4534-137

Subject to compliance with the corresponding provisions of this section, the obligations relating to: 1° Sanitary facilities, as set out in articles R. 4228-2 to R. 4228-7 and R. 4228-10 to R. 4228-18…

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