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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 L366-2

…ce company for medical and hospital expenses, including social assistance, resulting from care they may incur in New Caledonia, as well as guarantees for their repatriation; " 3° Documents required fo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General terms and conditions of sale

Article L441-1-1

…s subject to an administrative fine under the conditions set out in VI of Article L. 443-8.A decree may provide that the obligation laid down in this I does not apply to food products or products inte…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XLVI: Tax credit for interest-free repayable advances to finance work to improve the energy performance of older homes

Article 244 quater U

…r cannot be combined with the other work mentioned in this 2.3. The interest-free repayable advance may be granted to the following persons:1° To natural persons for work carried out on their principa…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Accounting and prudential provisions

Article L773-5

…exception of the last sentenceOrder 2014-158 of 20 February 2014 L. 511-39 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 511-41 Law no. 2022-401 of 21 March 2022L. 511-41-1 AOrdinance no. 2021-796 of 23 June 2…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter I: Referral by the court of the priority question of constitutionality to the Cour de cassation

Article 126-5

…g on the merits until it has been informed of the decision of the Cour de cassation or, as the case may be, of the Constitutional Council.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter II: Respect for the human body

Article 16-3

The integrity of the human body may only be infringed in the event of medical necessity for the person concerned or exceptionally in the therapeutic interest of others. The consent of the person conce…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cases of divorce

Article 229

The spouses may mutually consent to their divorce by deed under private signature countersigned by lawyers, filed with the minutes of a notary. Divorce may be granted in the event of:-either mutual co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Economic redundancies in the context of safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation.

Article L1233-60

…t of receivership or compulsory liquidation, the employer, administrator or liquidator, as the case may be, shall inform the administrative authorities before making any redundancies for economic reas…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L1235-2-1

In the event of multiple grounds for dismissal, if one of the grievances alleged against the employee infringes a fundamental freedom, the nullity of the termination does not exempt the court from exa…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: Rules common to leases of houses and rural property.

Article 1734

If there are several tenants, all of them are liable for the fire, in proportion to the rental value of the part of the building they occupy; Unless they prove that the fire started in the dwelling of…

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