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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Appeal procedures

Article L785-11

…eft-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Closure of judicial liquidation proceedings

Article L643-11

…ulent manoeuvres committed to the detriment of the social protection bodies mentioned in Article L. 114-12 of the Social Security Code. The fraudulent origin of the claim is established either by a co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Information from the Banque de France and miscellaneous provisions

Article R733-11

…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 articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Information from the Banque de France and miscellaneous provisions

Article R732-11

…visions 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 articlesIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Information from the Banque de France and miscellaneous provisions

Article R734-11

…hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Information for public bar customers

Article R1322-44-17

…distribute this water to the public ; 2° The essential characteristics of this water; 3° Where applicable, the treatment used; 4° Where applicable, the favourable effects on health and the risks assoc…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Automated processing of personal data known as "Therapeutic Use Exemptions for Sportsmen and Sportswomen".

Article R232-85-8

…on. However, in the event of a dispute, this period shall be extended, if necessary, until an irrevocable court decision has been reached.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Combating the international spread of diseases

Article R3116-17

Repeated offences under article R. 3116-16 are punishable in accordance with articles 132-11 and 132-15 of the French Criminal Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Domiciliation of registered natural and legal persons.

Article R123-171

…ing the option available under the provisions of the second and fourth paragraphs of article L. 123-11-1, the registrar shall send the company a letter three months before the expiry of the five-year…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Import and export

Article R5121-112

The application must be accompanied by : 1° For medicinal products imported for research involving the human person, an acknowledgement of receipt of the application sent to the Agence nationale de sé…

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