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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 D444-4

…lowing provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the wording resulting from decree No. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise specified in the table below. Applicable article…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes I

Article Annexe I-6 art R131-3 et R132-7

…e. They may nevertheless ask to be heard under the conditions set out in articles 13 and 15.Article 17The disciplinary body shall deliberate in camera, without the presence of the person being prosecu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Advisory Committee on the Financial Sector and Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation

Article D614-2

I. - The Advisory Committee on Financial Legislation and Regulation is chaired by the Minister for the Economy or his representative. The Committee comprises seventeen other members:1° A Member of Par…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 9: Provisions relating to the adoption and implementation of a measure to reduce and convert own funds instruments

Article L613-48-1

I. - The resolution board shall take the measures referred to in I of Article L. 613-48 when it considers that one or more of the following conditions are met: 1° It has been established, prior to the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 4: Declaration of the opening of the laboratory and changes to its operation

Article D6222-6

I.-No later than eight months before the planned date of opening of the medical biology laboratory, the legal representative of the laboratory shall send the declaration provided for in the first para…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Special provisions for certain transfers

Article L1614-9

…ontribution is increased by the amount of financial compensation for the costs mentioned in Article 17 of Law no. 83-8 of 7 January 1983 relating to the division of powers between municipalities, depa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Adoption leave.

Article L1225-46

Any employee holding the approval mentioned in articles L. 225-2 and L. 225-17 of the French Social Action and Family Code is entitled to unpaid international and extra-metropolitan adoption leave whe…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-9-3

…The professional bodies referred to in article L. 132-9-2 consult each year, in compliance with law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to information technology, files and civil liberties, the data…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 1: Film ombudsman

Article L213-1

…elease of a cinematographic work; 4° Application of 1° of I of article L. 213-16 and article L. 213-17.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information, commercial practices, contracts and credit

Article L511-6

…of Book I;3° Chapters I, II, III, IV, V, VI and VII of Title I of Book II;4° Sections 2a, 3, 5, 16, 17, 18, 19 and 20 and subsections 3 and 4 of Section 6 of Chapter IV of Title II of Book II;5° Chapt…

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