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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 L286-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single section

Article R3354-15

…ne the previous checks. After examining the A, B and C forms, he draws up an expert report for each case, setting out his detailed opinion and conclusions.

AI translation · Updated 3 Nov 2023Open Article
French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R222-10

…nded, where organised, the prior training mentioned in article R. 222-19 ; 2° Are not in any of the cases of incompatibility or incapacity provided for in articles L. 222-9 to L. 222-11 and comply wit…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Definitive approval

Article D331-15

The final approval decision is notified to the delegated production company or, in the case of a delegated co-production, to each of the two production companies. This decision states that, in the lig…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article 34

…erwise, the age of the said persons will be designated by their number of years, as will be, in all cases, the age of the declarants. In the case of witnesses, only their status as adults will be indi…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 3: Regulatory capital requirement for groups.

Article R356-28-1

…356-27 cease to apply to the subsidiaries referred to in II of article R. 356-24 in the following cases: a) The condition referred to in a of II of article R. 356-24 is no longer complied with; b) T…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Implementation of the legal conformity guarantee

Article L217-15

In the cases provided for in article L. 217-14, the consumer informs the seller of his decision to obtain a reduction in the price of the goods. The reduction in price is proportional to the differenc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Judicial police officers

Article 17

…carry out preliminary investigations under the conditions provided for by articles 75 to 78. In the case of flagrant crimes and offences, they exercise the powers conferred on them by the articles 53…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Entry on the roll of the order

Article L4222-3

…hin a maximum of three months from receipt of the application accompanied by a complete file.In the case of third-country nationals, the time limit is extended to six months if an investigation outsid…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-12

In the case provided for by Article R. 49-14, the deposit may be paid either by cheque made payable to the Public Treasury, or by automated remote payment or dematerialised stamp. In the case provided…

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