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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R*362-1

Articles R.* 321-1, R.* 343-14, R.* 343-22 and R.* 352-1 are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R*363-1

Articles R.* 321-1, R.* 343-14, R.* 343-22 and R.* 352-1 are applicable to Saint-Martin.

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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 R*364-1

Articles R.* 321-1, R.* 343-14, R.* 343-22 and R.* 352-1 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: The creditor and the writ of execution

Article L111-1-3

Precautionary measures or measures of distraint may be applied to property, including bank accounts, used or intended to be used in the exercise of the functions of the diplomatic mission of foreign S…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties

Article R621-39-1

A member of the Enforcement Committee who, without prejudice to the cases provided for in Article 12 of the aforementioned Act of 20 January 2017, assumes that he or she is a ground for disqualificati…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: Changes of forenames and surnames.

Article 61-3-1

Any person of full age may apply to the civil registrar of his or her place of residence or custodian of his or her birth certificate for a change of name to one of the names provided for in the first…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter II: Filing formalities

Article R512-3-1

Until the start of technical preparations for publication, the applicant may be authorised, by written request addressed to the Director of the National Institute of Industrial Property, to rectify ma…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: General provisions applicable to reinsurance undertakings.

Article R310-10-3

Securities of any kind, prospectuses, posters, circulars, plates, printed matter and all other documents intended for distribution to the public or published by a company mentioned in 1° of III of art…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Obligations of the insurer and the insured.

Article L113-15-3

I.-For the contracts referred to in article L. 113-12-2, the insurer must inform the policyholder each year, on paper or on any other durable medium, of the right of cancellation provided for in the s…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XVI: Prosecution, investigation and trial of drug trafficking offences

Article 706-30-1

Where the provisions of the fourth paragraph of article 99-2 is applied to narcotic substances seized in the course of the proceedings, the investigating judge must retain a sample of these products i…

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