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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Mobilisation of loans by the assignee or the pledgee.

Article R313-24

For the purposes of 2° of I of article L. 513-3, eligible guaranteed loans are those for which a credit institution, finance company or insurance company with equity of at least 12 million euros is a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R2322-11

When the establishments mentioned in article R. 2322-1 carry out voluntary terminations of pregnancy, they must also comply with the obligations set out in articles R. 2322-12 to R. 2322-14.

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: Markets of national interest and commercial events.

Article R762-14

Trade events declared under the conditions provided for in articles R. 762-5 to R. 762-12 are advertised by the administration and by electronic means, in accordance with the conditions laid down by o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 3: Police powers relating to specific objects.

Article D2573-17

I. - The articles R. 511-1, R. 511-3 to R. 511-12 of the Construction and Housing Code are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptation provided for in II. II. - For the ap…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Preventive measures and resources

Article R4412-14

…f article R. 4412-12 apply to the production, manufacture or use in the workplace of hazardous chemical agents which are subject to a ban pursuant to article L. 4411-1.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Freedom to provide services

Article R4364-11-3

The provisions of articles R. 4331-12 to R. 4331-15 are applicable to the provision of services by prosthetists and orthotists for the fitting of orthopaedic appliances for disabled people, the declar…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Preliminary title

Article D1-1

The terms of application of II to IV of Article 28 of Organic Law No. 2011-333 of 29 March 2011 on the Human Rights Defender are specified by this article. I.-The proposal for a settlement made by the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: STAY DOCUMENTS

Article L411-1

Subject to France's international commitments or Book II, any foreign national aged over eighteen who wishes to stay in France for more than three months must hold one of the following residence docum…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Voter participation in local decision-making

Article L1821-1

I.-The articles L. 1112-15 and L. 1112-17 and articles L. 1112-19 to L. 1112-22 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia. Article L. 1112-16 is applicable to the municipalities of French Pol…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-22

The participating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall set up appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet the req…

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