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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession

Article R821-76

…ly provided, at their request, to the persons in charge of the audits referred to in Article L. 821-9. To this end, they shall keep a copy of these documents or agree with the statutory auditor of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Exemptions from social security contributions

Article R5141-7

…hs and who do not belong to the categories mentioned in 2° and 3 ;5° The persons mentioned in 4° to 9° of Article L. 5141-1 ; 6° The persons mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5141-2.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Cooperation and exchanges of information between authorities

Article L631-1

…financiers shall cooperate with each other. They shall provide each other with any information that may be useful for the performance of their respective duties.The Autorité de Contrôle Prudentiel et…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Public territorial establishments

Article L5219-5

…ion of that implemented as part of housing and housing policy. The territorial public establishment may entrust responsibility for this, in whole or in part, to an intercommunal social action centre c…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: Quarantine, placement and isolation measures

Article L3131-12

I.- Measures aimed at quarantining people likely to be affected may only apply to people who, having stayed in an area where the infection is circulating during the previous month, enter French territ…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article R155-2

…cle R. 221-11 of the Code de l'action sociale et des familles and articles R. 221-15-1 to R. 221-15-9 of the same code are replaced by references to locally applicable provisions with the same purpose…

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

Article R930-1

…I, with the exception of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-236, R. 127-1 to R. 134-17, R. 143-23, R. 145-9 to D. 145-19, R.…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Interim measures.

Article 255

The judge may in particular:1° Propose a mediation measure to the spouses, unless violence is alleged by one of the spouses against the other spouse or against the child, or unless one of the spouses…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Acquisition of Trade Mark Rights

Article L712-4-1

The following persons may file an opposition on the basis of one or more of the rights mentioned in Article L. 712-4, provided that these rights belong to the same proprietor: 1° The proprietor of an…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Powers exercised on behalf of the municipality.

Article L2122-21

…the town council and the administrative control of the State representative in the department, the mayor is generally responsible for carrying out the decisions of the town council and, in particular…

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