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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article R5521-1

…R. 5121-21, the first and fourth paragraphs of article R. 5121-25 and article R. 5121-37-2 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna.Subject to the adaptations provided for in Article R. 5521-2, Articles R.…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

…er must inform the policyholder each year, on paper or on any other durable medium, of the right of cancellation provided for in the same article L. 113-12-2, the cancellation procedures and the vario…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Trust as security

Article 2372-1

…to pursuant to Articles 2011 to 2030.The secured obligation may be present or future; in the latter case, it must be determinable.By way of derogation from the'article 2029, the death of the natural p…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L773-5

…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 articlesI…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L773-30

…of II and III, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Articles applicable…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment service providers

Article L774-30

…sted in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Investment services providers

Article L775-24

…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 General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Territorial economic contribution rebate

Article 1647 C quinquies C

…tax, due by businesses in respect of 2010 and 2011, for the amount issued for the benefit of the local authority syndicates is subject to a rebate when the sum of the territorial economic contributio…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Implementing measures

Article L412-8

…hall appear on the distance selling medium in which these products are presented or shall be communicated free of charge by any other appropriate means. Where another appropriate means is used, it sha…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the agency

Article 706-163

…dvances and other contributions from the State and its public establishments, the European Union, local authorities, their groupings and their public establishments and any other public or private leg…

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