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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IX: The European Company

Article L229-6

As an exception to the second paragraph of Article L. 225-1 a société européenne may form a société européenne of which it is the sole shareholder. It is subject to the provisions applicable to the Eu…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 5: Changes to the initial conditions governing the composition and operation of the communauté de communes

Article L5842-24

I. - The articles L. 5214-26 to L. 5214-29 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II.II. - For the application of'article L. 5214-28 :1° The sentence: " b) Or wh…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Financial provisions

Article L5722-8

The provisions of articles L. 5212-24 and L. 5212-26 are applicable to mixed syndicates composed exclusively or jointly of communes, départements or public establishments for inter-communal cooperatio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Health protection.

Article L1521-2

…f Title I of Book I of this Part is applicable to Wallis and Futuna, with the exception of Articles L. 1111-3-1 to L. 1111-3-6, the second paragraph of Article L. 1111-5 and Section 3, and subject to…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Successive redundancies.

Article L1233-27

…s in total, without having been required to present a job protection plan in application of article L. 1233-26 or article L. 1233-28, any new redundancies envisaged during the first three months of th…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Trade secrets

Article L621-1

The penalties for violating trade secrets are set out in Article L. 1227-1 of the Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 1227-1- The fact of a director or an employee revealing or attempting to revea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK IV RELATING TO MARKETS

Article L761-1

…No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014 and No 2022/858 of 30 May 2022 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Pharmaceutical products

Article L5541-1

I of Article L. 5134-1 is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia.The first paragraph of Article L. 5134-1 is applicable in French Polynesia as amended by Law No. 2016-41 of 26 January 2016 a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Negotiating committee

Article L7343-54

In each of the sectors referred to in Article L. 7343-1, a negotiating committee made up of representatives of the organisations recognised as representative, appointed under the conditions laid down…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Combating drug addiction.

Article L3842-1

…f this Part shall apply in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the provisions of Article L. 3842-4 as amended by Law No. 2019-222 of 23 March 2019 on programming 2018-2022 and reform for th…

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