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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article R156-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° References to the judicial court are replaced by reference to the court of first instance; 2° References to the prefect are replaced by reference…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-subparagraph 1: Declarations for registration purposes

Article R123-252

…s share capital is variable, indicating, where applicable, the amount below which it may not be reduced; 4° The address of the registered office, specifying, where applicable, either that use has been…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with the exception of articles R. 1131-3, R. 1131-7 to R. 1131-8, R. 1131-13 to R. 1131-18 and R. 1131-20-5 and…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Board of Directors

Article R6123-8

…of the training initiatives mentioned in 7° of Article L. 6123-5, in particular the national reference framework provided for in Article L. 6316-3; 3° The recommendations referred to in 10° of Article…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section XXIa: Tax to finance the local authority support fund

Article 235 ter ZE bis

…al Code, subject to supervision by the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution for compliance with the coverage and risk-spreading ratios or the adequate level of own funds provided for in I…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

Pursuant to the third paragraph of Article L. 561-46, the persons with access to all information relating to beneficial owners are as follows: 1° Judicial officers, for the purposes of carrying out th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 56-2

…ut on the basis of a written, reasoned decision by the magistrate indicating the nature of the offence or offences being investigated, the reasons justifying the search and the purpose of the search.…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
A: Periodic updating of the rental value of built and unbuilt properties

Article 1518

…every three years using coefficients corresponding to the change in these values between the reference date of the last general revision (1) and the date used for the update. However, as far as undeve…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article A123-30

…claration. Each document transmitted by the registrar is stamped by him. The clerk's stamp is evidenced by an electronic signature meeting the conditions set out in Article 1367 of the Civil Code; the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-3 (art. A212-49)

PROFESSIONAL FRAME OF REFERENCE Although sport in France today meets a variety of social expectations (health, leisure, socialising, education, etc.), sport practised in a competitive context remains…

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