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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 L286-2

…stance scheme; 4° References to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freel…

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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 L285-2

…stance scheme; 4° References to Directive 2004/38 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2004 on the right of citizens of the Union and their family members to move and reside freel…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter I: Sports associations

Article R121-5

…safety regulations; 5° Failure to comply with the provisions of articles L. 212-1, L. 212-2, L. 212-9 and L. 322-1. The sports association benefiting from the authorisation is informed in advance of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article L214-168

…ne hand, to invest directly or indirectly in one or more of the assets mentioned in Article L. 214-190-1 and, on the other hand, to finance them, under the conditions set out in that Article.They take…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: French Guiana

Article L1444-1

…ed for inarticle L. 1434-10. III-The territories of health democracy provided for inarticle L. 1434-9 are defined by the regional health agency for French Guyana at the level of the territorial collec…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter V: Consolidated and combined financial statements

Article L345-3

…case, when their annual accounts are certified under the conditions provided for in article L. 823-9 of the French Commercial Code, their consolidated or combined accounts are certified under the con…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions specific to various commercial companies.

Article L229-5

…areholders of all the companies.The provisions of the third and fourth paragraphs of Article L. 236-9 and articles L. 236-14 and L. 236-15 are applicable in the event of the formation of a European ho…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Remuneration policy and practices

Article L511-84-1

For the application of Articles L. 1226-15, L. 1234-9, L. 1235-3, L. 1235-3-1, L. 1235-11 and L. 1235-16 of the Labour Code, the determination of the compensation payable by the employer does not take…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: European investment service providers

Article L532-18-2

The provisions of Articles L. 533-1, L. 533-6, L. 533-9, L. 533-11 to L. 533-20, the first paragraph of Article L. 533-23, 2° and 4° of Article L. 533-24, 1° and 2° of Article L. 533-24-1, Articles L.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Provisions relating to the freezing of assets and the prohibition on making assets available to third parties

Article L562-3-1

…se persons or entities and under the conditions mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 562-9. These funds and resources are frozen for a period of ten working days, or, if this occurs before…

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