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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Savings products

Article L743-11

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
Section 2: Savings products

Article L742-11

I.- Subject to the provisions of II, 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 co…

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French Code of civil enforcement proceduresIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article L431-2

When requesting the assistance of the police in eviction cases, the enforcement agent proceeds electronically via the information system provided for in the last paragraph of article 7-2 of law no. 90…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-2

Any work performed during a period of at least nine consecutive hours, including the period between midnight and 5 a.m., is considered to be night work. The period of night work begins at 9 p.m. at th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Partial access

Article L4002-6

This section shall not apply to professionals who fulfil the conditions required to benefit from automatic recognition of their professional qualifications within the meaning of Directive 2005/36/EC o…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Temporary work.

Article L1255-6

Failure by the user to comply with the provisions relating to the end of the contract, as set out in article L. 1251-11, is punishable by a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by six m…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2136-2

An employer who contravenes the provisions of article L. 2134-2, relating to the use of trade union brands or labels, is liable to a fine of 3,750 euros. A repeat offence is punishable by one year's i…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Maintenance of the register and effects of registration.

Article L123-8

A person subject to registration who has not applied for registration by the end of a period of fifteen days from the commencement of his activity may not, until he is registered, rely on the status o…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: Special provisions applicable to distance contracts

Article L221-13

The trader shall provide the consumer, on a durable medium, within a reasonable period of time after the conclusion of the contract and at the latest at the time of delivery of the goods or before per…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 4: Miscellaneous and transitional provisions

Article L1424-45

After their transfer to the departmental or territorial fire and rescue service, the personnel and equipment resources, which were the responsibility of a commune or a public establishment for inter-c…

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