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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L783-10

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Recognition, review and withdrawal of regulated market status

Article L421-5

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall propose to recognise the status of regulated market only if it is satisfied that the persons referred to in Article L. 421-7 are of sufficiently good repute,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Employee participation on the Board of Directors and the Supervisory Board

Article L2363-8

Where no agreement has been concluded and the special negotiation body has not taken the decision provided for in the second paragraph of article L. 2362-7, employee participation in the European Coop…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter II: Professional sport

Article L222-14

When a sports agent sets up a legal entity to exercise his profession, its managers, partners or shareholders may not be athletes or trainers for whom the agent may exercise the activity mentioned in…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 2: Fixed installations

Article L312-5

Without prejudice to the provisions of the town planning code and the building and housing code applicable to establishments open to the public and subject to the provisions of article L. 312-7 of thi…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article L954-13

In the fourth paragraph of Article L. 462-7: 1° In the first sentence, the words: ", a national competition authority of another Member State of the European Union or the European Commission" are dele…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CARE AND RECOVERY PROCEDURES

Article L572-6

…the transfer decision is notified together with a decision on house arrest issued pursuant to article L. 751-2, or a decision on placement in detention issued pursuant to article L. 751-9, the matter…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title II : DELIVERY TO THE AUTHORITIES OF ANOTHER MEMBER STATE OF THE EUROPEAN UNION

Article L622-2

The decision to surrender a foreign national in the cases provided for in articles L. 621-4, L. 621-5, L. 621-6 and L. 621-7 may only be accompanied by a ban on movement within French territory if the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Common provisions

Article L515-1

In addition to the operations referred to in II of Article L. 511-1, finance companies may carry out any of the following operations:-provide payment services, subject to having obtained the authorisa…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3253-1

Claims arising from the employment contract are guaranteed under the conditions provided for in 3° of Article 2331 and 2° of Article 2377 of the Civil Code, relating to liens on the debtor's movable a…

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