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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Application of the provisions of European Union law to Saint-Barthélemy

Article L712-2

For the application of the provisions of Books I to VI of this Code in Saint-Barthélemy, subject to the adaptations in this Book:1° The provisions relating to freedom of establishment and freedom to p…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Section 4: Recovery and control

Article L115-23

In the event of non-payment of taxes or contributions by the legal due date, the accounting officer of the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée will notify the taxpayer of a notice of assess…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Negotiation procedures in companies with at least fifty employees

Article L2232-25

In undertakings with at least fifty employees, in the absence of a member of the staff delegation of the social and economic committee mandated in application of article L. 2232-24, the full members o…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Partial contribution of assets

Article L236-28

Where the contribution referred to in article L. 236-27 is carried out between joint-stock companies, between limited liability companies or between one or more joint-stock companies and one or more l…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Implementation.

Article L2373-2

In the case provided for in Article L. 2373-1, the company resulting from a cross-border operation may only be registered if the parties decide to apply the provisions of this Chapter and Chapter IV o…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L4424-2

For its application in the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the following paragraph is added at the end of Article L. 4162-1: "The provisions of the first paragraph of this article shall ap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Offences concerning limited liability companies

Article L241-2

It shall be punishable by six months' imprisonment and a fine of 9,000 euros for managers to issue, directly or through an intermediary, on behalf of the company any securities whatsoever with the exc…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Appeal procedures.

Article L661-2

The decisions mentioned in 1° to 5° of I of Article L. 661-1, with the exception of 4°, are subject to third-party opposition. The judgement ruling on the third-party objection may be appealed and app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE III: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia.

Article L930-2

For the application of this Code in the Territory, the terms listed below are replaced as follows:1° "Tribunal judiciaire" by "tribunal de première instance";2° "Tribunal de commerce" or "justice cons…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Foreign nationals employed under open-ended employment contracts

Article L421-2

By way of derogation from article L. 433-6, a foreign national applying for the issue of a multi-annual residence permit bearing the wording "employee" and who holds a residence permit issued for anot…

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