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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Government commissioners and financial activities auditors

Article D782-19

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 column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Government commissioners and financial activities auditors

Article D783-19

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Award of sub-contracts where the estimated value of the requirement is equal to or greater than the thresholds for the formal procedure

Article R2393-19

The notice referred to in article R. 2393-18 shall be drawn up in accordance with the model set out in the European Commission regulation establishing standard forms for the publication of notices in…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: National police services

Article R15-19

The categories of active services of the national police within which officers and agents of the judicial police perform their usual duties and whose jurisdiction is exercised within the remit of one…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Wanted persons file

Article 230-19

The following are entered in the wanted persons file in respect of judicial decisions: 1° Search warrants, orders and notes issued by the public prosecutor, investigating, trial or sentence enforcemen…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2: French nationals by birth in France

Article 19-1

Is French: 1° A child born in France of stateless parents; 2° A child born in France of foreign parents for whom the foreign laws of nationality do not in any way allow him to be transmitted the natio…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 1: General provisions

Article R225-19

Unless otherwise stipulated in the Articles of Association, a director may give a written proxy to another director to represent him at a meeting of the Board of Directors. Each director may hold only…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Technical sports advisors to sports federations

Article R131-19

Each year, the Minister responsible for Sport draws up a statement of the number of agents paid by the State carrying out the tasks defined in article R. 131-16 and their distribution between the vari…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to ships and aircraft.

Article 195 bis

No port duty or fee on petroleum products delivered to supply ships or aircraft may be instituted and levied for the benefit of any local authority or body (departments, municipalities, chambers of co…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions specific to building renovation projects

Article R2431-19

The purpose of the diagnostic studies, which provide the client with information about the state of the building and the feasibility of the operation, is to:1° Establish an inventory of fixtures;2° Pr…

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