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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L773-6

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Governance of credit institutions and finance companies

Article L774-6

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in the right-hand…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
SINGLE CHAPTER: General provisions

Article L4221-5

The Regional Council may delegate some of its powers to its standing committee, with the exception of those relating to the vote on the budget, approval of the administrative account and measures of t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L365-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 321-1 to L. 322-1 and L. 343-5, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "on the territory of French…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Characterisation of infringements of rights

Article L331-25

I.-As part of the remit referred to in 1° of Article L. 331-12, the Autorité de régulation de la communication audiovisuelle et numérique (Audiovisual and Digital Communications Regulatory Authority)…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter I: Scope of application

Article L421-1

Under the conditions set out in this Title, administrative penalties may be imposed on persons who have failed to comply with the obligations resulting for them from: 1° Provisions adopted for the app…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Intermediaries and price allocation.

Article L143-22

When the confiscation of a business is ordered by a criminal court pursuant to the articles 225-16, 225-19 and 225-22 of the criminal code and 706-39 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, the State must…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Commencement and conduct of secondary insolvency proceedings

Article L692-5

I.- The insolvency practitioner in the main insolvency proceedings may propose in the secondary insolvency proceedings a draft safeguard or recovery plan drawn up in accordance with the provisions of…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Exercise of freedom of establishment and breach of obligations in connection with that exercise

Article L515-4

I.- When the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution finds that an insurance or reinsurance intermediary or an insurance intermediary acting on an ancillary basis is in breach of the provisio…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Withdrawal of communes.

Article L5212-30

Where a commune considers that the provisions of the articles of association relating to the representation of communes on the committee of the syndicate, or to the powers exercised by the syndicate,…

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