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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R542-2

…on of articles R. 521-1, R. 522-1, R. 523-1, R. 524-1 and R. 525-2 in Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, the references to the director of companies, competition, consumption, labour and employment and the dir…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title IV: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R542-1

…R. 523-1, R. 524-1 and R. 525-2 in local authorities covered by article 73 of the Constitution, the references to the regional director of the economy, employment, labour and solidarity and to the dir…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title I: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia, the Wallis and Futuna Islands and New Caledonia

Article 809-1

For the application of Article 41-2, references to articles L. 2339-5 and L. 2339-9 of the Defence Code and article L. 1er du code de la route (1) are replaced by references to the provisions applicab…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Composition pénale

Article R15-33-52-1

…d out in accordance with the provisions of the articles R. 131-5 to R. 131-11 of the Criminal Code. References in these articles to the sentencing decision are replaced by references to the order vali…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Electronic identification of users of digital health services

Article L1470-4

…ctronic means of identification is subject to the prior registration of professionals in the sector reference directory of natural persons or in the sector reference directory of legal entities admini…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

…abase;2° In Articles L. 5461-2 to L. 5461-4, L. 5461-5, L. 5461-6-1, L. 5461-6-2 and L. 5461-9, the references to Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Specific rules concerning third countries for the management of FIAs

Article R532-32

…rité des marchés financiers shall participate, with the competent authorities of the other possible reference Member States, in the joint procedure for designating, within one month, the reference Mem…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Investment services and related services

Article L321-2

…similar to investment services or related services, relating to the underlying element of financial futures instruments, the list of which is set by decree, when they are linked to the provision of in…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter X: Legal protection of minors and adults

Article 1258-1

For the implementation of the future protection mandate established pursuant to the third paragraph of Article 477 of the Civil Code, the mandatary shall appear in person at the registry of the judici…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 8: Aids for the veterinary care of farm animals

Article D1511-62

The contract concluded between the student and the territorial authority or authorities or their groupings which award the study and professional project allowance specifies in particular: -the studen…

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