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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L765-2

…hall be liable to one year's imprisonment. "6° In Article L. 740-2, the reference to Article L. 743-10 is deleted; 7° In Articles L. 741-1 and L. 741-2, after the words "forty-eight hours", the follow…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-9-1

…as become final for a breach of the provisions of Articles L. 232-9, L. 232-9-2, L. 232-9-3, L. 232-10, L. 232-10-3 or L. 232-10-4; 2° Or who has been subject to a disciplinary sanction or a criminal…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE I: Preliminary provisions.

Article L210-12

…cial year and whose articles of association meet the conditions defined in 1° and 2° of article L. 210-10 may provide in its articles of association that an engagement coordinator replaces the engagem…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Takeover bid

Article L2312-52

…to L. 2312-51 of this Code do not apply to the offers referred to in Articles L. 225-207 and L. 22-10-62 of the French Commercial Code or when the company is the subject of a public offer initiated b…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Reciprocal shareholdings

Article L233-30

…ncludes among its shareholders a société par actions holding a fraction of its capital greater than 10%, it may not hold any shares issued by the latter. If it comes to hold any, it must dispose of th…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Responsibilities.

Article R462-5

…in advance of the group purchasing agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 462-10 when the following two conditions are met: a) The total worldwide turnover excluding tax of all t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regional health agency.

Article L6431-9

…13-3 and L. 6113-4, for the missions mentioned in 2 to 4 of article L. 6431-4, and articles L. 6145-10 to L. 6145-15 are applicable to the territory of the Wallis and Futuna islands. In article L. 614…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Commencement of employment, management, remuneration and benefits

Article R6153-15

…e first eighteen months, the payment of two thirds of the remuneration mentioned in article R. 6153-10 and in 1° and 3° of article D. 6153-10-1 and, for the following eighteen months, the payment of h…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Refusal to renew.

Article L145-25

An owner or principal tenant who, at the same time as being the lessor of the premises, is the vendor of the business operated there and who has received the full price may refuse renewal only on cond…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Management of income from the exploitation of rights

Article L324-15

If the sums due to rights holders cannot be distributed within three years of the end of the financial year in which the income from the exploitation of the rights was received, and provided that the…

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