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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Decisions and appeals.

Article L464-8

…Economy, who may, within a period of one month, lodge an appeal for annulment or reversal with the Paris Court of Appeal.The appeal does not have suspensive effect. However, the First President of th…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Revenue from the operating section

Article L2573-43

I. - Articles L. 2331-1 to L. 2331-4 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III, IV and V.II. - For its application to the communes of French…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L763-6

…oned 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
Subsection 4: Organised trading systems

Article L764-6

…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 Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Operating rights

Article R333-3-1

…ompany mentioned in articles L. 333-1 and L. 333-2-1, the following may not hold an interest in the capital of this company or voting rights within it: 1° Sports associations and the sports companies…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Group action

Article R652-1

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article R. 652-2, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5141-1

…rt, supply, distribution and use of veterinary medicinal products are authorised and the rules applicable to the pharmacovigilance and control of these medicinal products are laid down by Regulation (…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Health protection and the environment

Article D1513-2

…d paragraphs of article D. 1332-27 and article D. 1332-30 come into force in Mayotte on 31 December 2019.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Fees levied on the issue, renewal and supply of duplicates of residence permits and travel documents for foreign minors

Article L436-1

…es not apply to the issue of a residence permit issued on the basis of articles L. 426-8 and L. 426-9. The same first paragraph does not apply to the first issue of a residence permit issued on the ba…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Travel documents issued to foreign minors

Article D414-1

…y the prefect of the département in which the minor usually resides and, where the minor resides in Paris, by the police prefect, at the request of the person exercising parental authority or their au…

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