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Showing 49214930 of 59838 articles for Art. L. n° 2022-297 du 2 mars 2022

French Consumer CodeIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L462-1

…shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: APPLICABLE ARTICLES IN THE WAY THEY THEY ARE WRITTEN L. 431-2, L. 453-1 and L. 453-9 Resulting from the ordonnance n° 2016-301 du 14 mars 2016

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R592-2

…following provisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R593-2

…er, the following provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 208 B

I. - The investment property companies referred to in I de l'article 33 de la loi n° 63-254 du 15 mars 1963 sont exonérées de l'impôt sur les sociétés pour la fraction de leur bénéfice qui provient de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L950-1

…of this Code shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles L. 123-29 to L. 123-31, L. 124-1 to L. 126-1, L. 135-1 to L. 135-3;Article L. 123-6 shall apply in i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Procedure

Article 706-25-2

…pe of Article 706-16, may communicate to the specialised intelligence services mentioned in article L. 811-2 du code de la sécurité intérieure, on its own initiative or at the request of these service…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Employee Rights Commission

Article R1233-26-2

The Employees' Rights Commission exercises the powers provided for in F of II of Article L. 1233-5.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Tasks

Article D4021-2-2

…ral specialties corresponding to cross-disciplinary specialised training as defined by article R. 632-22 of the Education Code. 2° To take charge of functions on behalf of its members, to set up resou…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 3: Provisions common to consumer credit and home loans

Article L351-5

…pplicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, subject to the adaptations provided for in article L. 351-6, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Definition and conditions for carrying out preimplantation diagnosis

Article R2131-26-2

The application for authorisation to carry out the biological diagnosis provided for in Article R. 2131-26-1 shall be sent to the Director General of the Agence de la biomédecine by the multidisciplin…

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