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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Cooperation and exchanges of information with the authorities of other Member States of the European Union or other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L632-1

Notwithstanding the provisions of Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18

Subject to the provisions of Article R. 321-65, no person may conduct voluntary sales of furniture by public auction unless he meets the following conditions: 1° Be French or a national of a State oth…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Monitoring public exposure and informing the public

Article R1333-25

…de Sûreté Nucléaire and by laboratories approved under the conditions laid down in article R. 1333-26 ;2° Summary documents on the estimated doses received by the population in France.II.-The results…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Controlling epidemics and certain communicable diseases

Article R3821-1

…om Decree No. 2018-42 of 25 January 2018; 2° Article R. 3111-8 as amended by Decree no. 2019-137 of 26 February 2019. II.-For its application in Wallis and Futuna, article R. 3111-8 reads as follows:…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 5: Information mentioned in the contract

Article R312-10

…ng to the use of a specific payment instrument, as well as the conditions under which these charges may be changed; h) The securities and insurance required, where applicable; i) Where applicable, the…

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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 R155-2

…the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° The references t…

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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 R156-2

…the Schengen Agreement signed on 19 June 1990 are deleted; 6° References to Regulation (EC) No 390-2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 April 2009 are deleted; 7° The references t…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Status and missions

Article L1231-2

…e linked to territorial projects drawn up by local authorities and their groupings. These contracts may include any other contract, provided for by the laws and regulations in force, relating to regio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Status of statutory auditors.

Article L822-11-3

I.-The statutory auditor may not take, receive or retain, directly or indirectly, an interest in the person or entity whose accounts he is responsible for certifying, or in a person who controls it or…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8224-3

…of another, a commercial or industrial enterprise or a commercial company. These disqualifications may be imposed cumulatively; 2° Exclusion from public contracts for a maximum of five years; 3° Conf…

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