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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article L773-9

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, in the wording indicated in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specialised credit institutions

Article L774-9

I-There shall apply in French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II and III, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 5: Enforcement of administrative court decisions

Article L614-16

If the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory is annulled, the surveillance measures provided for in articles L. 721-6, L. 721-7, L. 731-1, L. 731-3, L. 741-1 and L. 743-13 are imme…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medically assisted procreation.

Article L2442-1

Chapters I and III of Title IV of Book I of this Part are applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in this Chapter.Articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-6, L.…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Financial provisions.

Article L2512-20

…subsection, the City of Paris is subject to Book III of Parts Two and Three. The City of Paris is also subject to articles L. 5217-10-1 to L. 5217-10-15 and L. 5217-12-2 to L. 5217-12-5 as well as th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR LOCAL AUTHORITIES GOVERNED BY ARTICLE 73 OF THE CONSTITUTION AND FOR SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L761-8

For the application of this book in Mayotte: 1° Articles L. 700-2, L. 722-7, L. 722-12, L. 732-8, L. 743-20, L. 751-1 to L. 751-13, L. 754-2, L. 754-4 and L. 754-5 are not applicable; 2° References to…

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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 L284-1

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 Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Provisions applicable to the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article L731-4

The other provisions of Title II of Book VII relating to the commercial courts are applicable to the commercial chamber, with the exception of articles L. 721-1, L. 721-2, L. 722-3, and L. 722-11 to L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Exclusions

Article L711-5

Debts arising from pledge loans taken out with municipal credit unions pursuant to article L. 514-1 of the Monetary and Financial Code may be deleted by applying the measures provided for in 2° of Art…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 3: Communal property

Article L2542-26

The provisions of title IV of book II of the present part are applicable to the communes of the départements of Moselle, Bas-Rhin and Haut-Rhin with the exception of those of the first paragraph of ar…

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