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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter II: Ethics

Article 132-5

Committee members are subject to a duty of confidentiality, under which they must refrain from taking a public position that could undermine the serenity of the committees' work or their ethical oblig…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: French Development Agency

Article R773-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: French Development Agency

Article R774-5

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to insurance undertakings.

Article R321-22

…managers, its organisation, its financial situation and the resources deployed shall be sent to the AMF, which may carry out any documentary and on-site inspections of the delegatee until the commitme…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Provisions specific to the Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R632-3

…ers with the assistance that the latter requests pursuant to Article L. 632-16, it shall notify the AMF of the reasons for its refusal and, if the refusal is based on the existence of criminal proceed…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Ethics

Article R261-10

No member of the Commission de protection de l'accès aux œuvres may take part in deliberations relating to a transaction concerning: 1° A company controlled, within the meaning ofarticle L. 233-3 of t…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Agreement

Article D5134-3

The youth employment agreement referred to in 1° of Article L. 5134-2 specifies in particular : 1° A description of the activities envisaged; 2° The number of positions and the nature of the employmen…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1072

Without prejudice to any other investigative measure and subject to the provisions of the third paragraph of article 373-2-12 of the Civil Code, the judge may, even of his own motion, order a social e…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXX: Agency for the management and recovery of seized and confiscated assets

Article R54-7

The Agency is subject to the provisions of Titles I and III of Decree 2012-1246 of 7 November 2012 on public budgetary and accounting management. Secondary accountants may be appointed by the accounti…

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

Article D773-40

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 6-2 of Organic Law No 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles D. 561-4-1 to D. 561-54 shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia.II.…

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