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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences

Article R49-20-1

The procedures for appointing, performing their duties and swearing in the specialist assistants provided for in Article 628-9 are those laid down by the articles R. 50 bis to R. 50 sexies.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Sub-title II: Courts with jurisdiction to prosecute, investigate and try crimes against humanity and war crimes and offences.

Article D46-7

People holding a national diploma attesting to training of at least four years' duration, of higher education after the baccalaureate, meeting the conditions for access to the civil service and provid…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Protection and promotion of maternal and child health.

Article L2421-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions of Book I of this Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna:1° Title II, with the exception of article L. 2122-4 ; 2° Titl…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Deeds and formalities relating to partition and sale by voluntary auction

Article A444-194

I. - Acts carried out in the context of a contested application for the partition of movable or immovable property, including in the case of a licitation by voluntary auction (number 37 of table 6), g…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Services provided to shareholders by intermediaries

Article R228-32-1

I.-The content of the information referred to in Article L. 228-29-7-1, in II and III of Article L. 228-29-7-2 and in Article L. 22-10-43-1, and the procedures for transmitting that information are sp…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter Ia: French Paralympic and Sports Committee

Article L141-7

I.-The French Paralympic and Sports Committee is the owner of the national Paralympic emblems.It is also the custodian of :1° The Paralympic emblems, flag, motto and symbol;2° The Paralympic anthem;3°…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: French Guiana

Article L1444-1

I.-For the application of the provisions of this code in French Guyana, the reference to the regional health and autonomy conference of French Guyana replaces the reference to the territorial health c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 1: Public interest groups (R)

Article D1115-5

The provisions of Title II of decree no. 55-733 of 26 May 1955 on the codification and amendment of texts relating to the economic and financial control of the State and, where applicable, those of dé…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L764-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Trading in financial instruments

Article L763-7

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable…

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