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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Penalties and criminal liability

Article L3515-4

…et in disregard of the obligation to declare the ingredients used, as defined in Article L. 3514-5. II - Infringements of articles L. 3512-23 to L. 3512-25 and their implementing provisions, other tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter IIa: Property wealth tax

Article 974

…2° of article 965 in proportion to the value of the assets mentioned in 1° of the same article 965. II.-The debts mentioned in I corresponding to loans providing for the repayment of the capital at th…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book I: Public prosecutions and investigations

Article D1-13

…e information provided for by this article may be transmitted by electronic means of communication. II.-The information sent by the Public Prosecutor's Office includes: 1° The identity and address of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…1 are applicable in their version resulting from Decree no. 2021-1500 of 17 November 2021; 2° Book II, with the exception of Articles R. 229-1 to R. 229-26 and R. 252-1. Article D. 223-2 is applicabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to the implementation of a resolution measure

Article L613-55-13

…rovisions are applied according to a timetable that it determines for each category of commitments. II - The obligation to include such a clause in the contract does not apply when the resolution coll…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Incapacity resulting from an accident at work or an occupational disease.

Article L1226-10

…rtaking and the undertakings it controls under the conditions defined in article L. 233-1, in I and II of article L. 233-3 and in article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE VIII: GUARANTEES GRANTED TO LOCAL ELECTED REPRESENTATIVES

Article L1881-1

I. - The provisions of the single chapter of Title II of Book VI of Part One mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below are applicable in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-3

…s, sont applicables aux communes de la Polynésie française sous réserve des adaptations prévues aux II, III, IV, V et VI. II.-For the application of article L. 2113-3, after the words: "is pronounced…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L773-22

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, 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…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Payment service providers, bureaux de change and electronic money issuers

Article L774-22

I.- Subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-ha…

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