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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L446-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° Access to work for foreign nationals is exercised under the conditions laid down by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in comp…

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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 L445-2

For the application of this book in French Polynesia: 1° Access to work for foreigners is exercised under the conditions provided for by the legislation and regulations applicable locally and in compl…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Procedure for processing applications

Article R1142-63-24

The application referred to in Article L. 1142-24-10 shall be lodged with the Office against a receipt or sent to the Office by any means capable of proving the date on which it was sent. It is accomp…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Multiannual agreements on objectives and resources

Article L6114-1-2

When the health care establishment has a long-term care authorisation mentioned inarticle L. 174-5 of the Social Security Code, the contract provided for in article L. 6114-1 of this Code includes an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2-1

For the purposes of this chapter, the notion of business relationship means the professional or commercial relationship with the customer and includes, where applicable, the beneficial owner. In the c…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Projects subject to authorisation.

Article L752-1-2

The representative of the State in the department may suspend by decree, after consultation with or at the request of the public establishment for inter-communal cooperation with its own tax status an…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions.

Article L8271-1-2

The competent control officers pursuant to Article L. 8271-1 are :1° The labour inspection officers mentioned in Article L. 8112-1;2° Officers and agents of the judicial police ;3° Tax and customs off…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Disclosure requirements for equity investments

Article L451-2-1

The information referred to in I of Article L. 233-7 of the Commercial Code is also provided when the issuer's registered office is outside the European Economic Area and falls within the cases referr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-28-1

I.-Any consolidating company that is not controlled by another company, within the meaning of II or III of Article L. 233-16, whose consolidated turnover at the end of two consecutive financial years…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definitions and scope of application

Article L224-26-1

Articles L. 224-28, L. 224-29, L. 224-31, L. 224-33, L. 224-34, L. 224-40, L. 224-42 and L. 224-42-1 do not apply to interpersonal communications services not based on numbering within the meaning of…

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