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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-2

…powers of the local authority; 2° The words: "in France" and "French territory" are replaced respectively by the words: "on the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands" and "territory of the Wallis…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L444-3

A temporary residence permit authorising the exercise of a professional activity may be issued to foreign nationals who come to the Wallis and Futuna Islands to exercise a professional activity not su…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this chapter, the following provisions are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 déce…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Special provisions for certain cross-border investigative measures.

Article 178-1

Where an investigative measure ordered abroad pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2020/1783 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2020 on cooperation between the courts of the Member St…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Section IV: Special provisions for certain cross-border investigative measures.

Article 178-2

Where an investigative measure ordered abroad pursuant to the regulation referred to in Article 178-1 is likely to give rise to interpreting costs during its execution by the requested court, the judg…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Special provisions applicable to clinical trials on medicinal products

Article L1124-1

I.- Clinical trials of medicinal products are governed by the provisions of Regulation (EU) No 536/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014. The competent authority for carr…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…125-1 to L. 125-6, L. 132-30 and L. 132-31, are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in the version in force prior to the promulgation of Law no. 91-716 of 26 July 1991 containing various econ…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Classes of insurance and statements to be produced.

Article L344-1

…each financial year, companies carrying out life insurance or capitalisation operations include the value of investments in their management report. They must also include the proportion of these inve…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article L124-1

The activity of natural persons or legal entities not subject to professional status who, on a regular or occasional basis, even on an ancillary basis, carry out the amicable recovery of debts on beha…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter IV: Persons responsible for the amicable recovery of debts

Article R124-4

…his address or registered office, and an indication that he carries out amicable debt collection activities;2° The name or corporate name of the creditor, his address or registered office;3° The basis…

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