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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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L774-5

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 Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L775-5

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the provisions of II, in the wording indicated in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-5

I.-Subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of Title II of Book I of this Part shall apply to the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Principle of non-discrimination.

Article L1132-1

No person may be excluded from a recruitment or appointment procedure or from access to an internship or period of training in a company, and no employee may be penalised, dismissed or subjected to a…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Interest rates

Article L341-50

Granting a usurious loan to another person or assisting, in any capacity or in any way whatsoever, directly or indirectly, in obtaining or granting a usurious loan or a loan that would become usurious…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: General principles

Article L1111-5

By way of derogation from article 371-1 of the Civil Code, the doctor or midwife may dispense with obtaining the consent of the holder(s) of parental authority for medical decisions to be taken when t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Illegal practice.

Article L4161-5

Illegal practice of the profession of doctor, dental surgeon or midwife is punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of €30,000. Natural persons are also liable to the following additional pena…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-12

I. - The provisions of Chapter I of Title III of Book I of Part Two mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia in the wording indicated in the right-hand colu…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-42-1

Notwithstanding article L. 2232-24 of the Labour Code, in companies not subject to the obligation to organise the elections provided for in Book III of Part Two of the same code, the agreements mentio…

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