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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article R654-3

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° References to the prefect are replaced by references to the superior administrator of the Wallis and Futuna Islands; 2° References…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R752-4

…provisions of 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:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R753-4

…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 articlesIn the wording resulting from th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Persons acting as interns

Article R6153-41

…he head of the service, of the functional unit or any other internal structure concerned, decide to call upon a doctor, medical student, pharmacist or pharmacy student belonging to one of the categori…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions common to the various commercial companies.

Article L239-1

…Code, for the benefit of an individual. Share leases may only relate to registered securities that cannot be traded on a regulated market, are not registered in the operations of a central depository…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
APPENDICES TO PART ONE

Article Annexe 11-2 (suite 3)

SCALE FOR ASSESSING THE DEGREE OF DISABILITY OF VICTIMS OF MEDICAL ACCIDENTS, IATROGENIC CONDITIONS OR NOSOCOMIAL INFECTIONS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE D. 1142-2 VII. - CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEMWhatever the n…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 1: General information

Article L611-2

…re:1° Patents for invention, granted for a term of twenty years from the date of filing of the application;2° Utility certificates, granted for a term of ten years from the date of filing of the appli…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Transfer and loss of rights

Article L613-24

…g on that opposition is subject to appeal, unless the limitation is required as a result of an application for invalidation of the patent submitted as a principal claim or as a counterclaim before a c…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Costs.

Article 695

…of a document abroad;9° Interpreting and translation costs made necessary by investigative measures carried out abroad at the request of the courts under Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parl…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation.

Article L2372-4

…of the employees of the participating companies, subsidiaries and establishments concerned. In this case, Chapter III does not apply.In the event of a cross-border merger, where the participation conc…

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