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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Mobilisation of loans by the assignee or the pledgee

Article R752-11

…provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative organisation

Article L114-11

…es in the running of the Centre de Ressources, d'Expertise et de Performance Sportifs, the Director may take any measures necessary to ensure the smooth running of the public service. The Director wil…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: The commission for the examination of draft federal regulations relating to sports facilities

Article R142-11

…the commission examining federal regulations relating to sports facilities, accompanied, where applicable, by the opinion of the Conseil national d'évaluation des normes.The opinions are published, to…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article L225-110

…ditions and within the time limits set by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. The Articles of Association may derogate from the provisions of the first paragraph.

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section 1: Procedure before the Court of Review

Article 1031-11

…e Registrar immediately sends the defendant a copy of the statement by ordinary letter with the indication that he must, if he intends to defend the review, constitute a lawyer at the Conseil d'Etat a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section I: Exercise of parental authority over the person of the child

Article 1180-5

…the child will be exercised in a meeting place that he or she designates pursuant to the articles 373-2-1 or 373-2-9 of the Civil Code, it sets the duration of the measure and determines the frequenc…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Professional rules

Article R1132-11

…ment protocols defined by the prescribing doctor.The genetic counsellor shall ask the qualified medical practitioner under whose responsibility he/she acts for further information whenever he/she cons…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Drawing up and maintaining lists

Article R822-11

The High Council checks that the candidate meets the conditions required for registration. The High Council or its delegate collects all relevant information on the candidate and requests the bulletin…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Green Spaces Agency.

Article R4413-11

…ents that the Agency creates for the exercise of its powers. The Chairman of the Board of Directors may delegate, under his supervision and responsibility, the exercise of part of his functions to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 5: Accounting provisions

Article L214-110

The audit is carried out by one or more statutory auditors. The statutory auditors shall bring to the attention of the Autorité des marchés financiers any irregularities or inaccuracies they discover…

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