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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L593-1

…hapter, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Ordinance No. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their applicat…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Banking Inclusion Observatory, funds repayable from the public and dormant accounts

Article R752-4

…licable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 312-9 and R. 312-10no. 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-11No. 2014-737 of 30 June 2014R. 312-12n° 2020-1565 of 10 December 2020R. 312-13 t…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Judicial divorce and legal separation

Article 1105

The costs of the proceedings shall be shared equally between the spouses. However, their agreement may provide otherwise subject to the application of provisions of article 123 of decree no. 2020-1717…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Other service providers

Article D547-4

For the purposes of Article L. 547-5, the provider of participative finance services shall include the overheads incurred by the activity mentioned in Article L. 547-4 in the calculation of the pruden…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Competition, consumer affairs and fraud control officers

Article L511-7

Officers are empowered to investigate and record infringements or breaches of the provisions: 1° Regulation (EU) 2021/782 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 29 April 2021 on rail passeng…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L773-48

…ng from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 9: Criminal provisions

Article L774-48

…ng from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 15…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article L775-41

…ng from L. 572-1 and L. 572-2 law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 572-3 Order no. 2000-1223 of 14 December 2000 L. 572-4 Act no. 2009-888 of 22 July 2009 L. 572-5 to L. 572-7 Order no. 2009-866 of 15…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Bodies of the commune.

Article D2573-8

…of Chapter III, Title II, Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the tables reproduced below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Kindergartens

Article R2324-47-5

…131-1-1 of the same code. This document is sent to the academic director of national education services for information.

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