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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe VII

…cture of the department of RECORD OF REGISTRATION OF AN EXHIBITION PARK (art. L. 762-1 and R. 762-2 du code de commerce) Date of receipt of the complete file: Identification of the exhibition park Reg…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe XI

…DECLARATION FOR A TRADE FAIR HELD OUTSIDE A REGISTERED EXHIBITION PARK (art. L. 762-2 and R. 762-10 du code de commerce) Date of receipt of complete file:File number: Identification of the declaring o…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: AUTOMATED PROCESSING OF PERSONAL DATA

Article L142-1

…the conditions provided for by Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 on the protection of individuals with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and by th…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter II: Cross-border recognition.

Article 509-3

…gments in matters of property effects of registered partnerships;- of Council Regulation (EC) No 44/2001 of 22 December 2000 on jurisdiction and the recognition and enforcement of judgments in civil a…

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

Article L784-7

I.-The articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-20-7

…meaning of Article 67(1) of Directive 2014/65/ EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 May 2014 on markets in financial instruments and amending Directive 2002/92/ EC and Directive 201…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Mutual credit

Article L512-58

The provisions of articles L. 512-55 to L. 512-57 are applicable to the caisses de crédit mutuel of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle, governed by the local law of 1 May 1889, as amended, on cooperative…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Medical biology

Article L6433-1

Articles L. 6211-3 and L. 6211-3-1 are applicable to Wallis and Futuna in the wording resulting respectively from Law no. 2023-379 of 19 May 2023 on improving access to care by trusting healthcare pro…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 1: Staff transfers

Article L1424-14

Volunteer firefighters belonging to a communal or inter-communal fire brigade serving a main rescue centre or a rescue centre on the date of promulgation of law n° 96-369 of 3 May 1996 relating to fir…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Annex to the code of civil procedure relating to its application in the departments of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle.

Article ANNEXE, art. 43

…contentious matters. The same applies to appeals under article 699 of the local code of civil procedure, article 17 (paragraph 2) of the law of 30 June 1878 relating to indemnities granted to witness…

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