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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article R930-1

…for in the following chapters, the following provisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Société d'exercice libéral de pharmaciens d'officine.

Article R5125-18-1

2° of I of article 6 of law no. 90-1258 of 31 December 1990 relating to the practice in the form of companies of liberal professions subject to a legislative or regulatory status or whose title is pro…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Subsection 3: Consultation of the file and issue of copies

Article 1180-12

The file may be consulted at the court registry by the petitioner, the minor capable of discernment, the parents or their lawyers, if they are assisted or represented, until a decision is made on the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1 : Examination for admission to the probationary period, probationary period and examination to qualify as a court-appointed administrator

Article A811-19-1

The written test of the examination with option in civil matters, lasting five hours, has as its object the processing of a file relating to one of the missions likely to be entrusted to a judicial ad…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-105-1

I.-The declarations mentioned in I and II of article L. 225-102-1 present the data observed during the financial year just ended and, where applicable, during the previous financial year, so as to ena…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 5: Interrogations and confrontations

Article 116-1

…at the request of the public prosecutor or one of the parties. The last eight paragraphs of Article 114 are not applicable. Where a party requests consultation of the recording, this request shall be…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 8: Letters rogatory

Article 154-1

…the letter rogatory, the judicial police officer may have the operations provided for in Article 55-1.The provisions of the last four paragraphs of Article 55-1 shall apply. The authorisation provided…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section II: Educational assistance

Article 1200-1

Educational assistance measures are renewed, in accordance with the third paragraph of article 375 of the Civil Code by the children's judge under the conditions set out in this section. In the event…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial assistance

Article R5132-10-14

The financial aid mentioned in articles R. 5132-10-12 and R. 5132-10-13-1 is paid, on behalf of the State, by the Agence de services et de paiement. This aid cannot be combined with any other State-fu…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 3: Pre-trial detention

Article 148-1-1

…resident of the court of appeal for summary detention, in accordance with the provisions of article 187-3; the appeal and the summary detention shall be mentioned on the order. The accused person and…

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