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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Funeral operations

Article R1261-10

I.-When the body is returned to the contact person designated by the donor, to a family member or to a close relative, this person is designated as the person entitled to provide for the funeral. The…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R329

Article R. 141 is worded as follows: "Art. R. 141.-When jurors travel, they shall be allocated, upon justification, a transport allowance which shall be calculated as stated for experts in article R.…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article R2661-1

Subject to the adaptations provided for in this Title, the following provisions shall apply in French Polynesia to public contracts concluded by the State or its public establishments, subject to the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Pledging of securities accounts and securities

Article R211-14-1

I.-If the issuer or its authorised agent responsible for registering the financial instruments in the shared electronic registration system in accordance with article R. 211-3 is not a person authoris…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Investment rules

Article R214-17

A UCITS may enter into financial contracts meeting the characteristics of credit derivatives which satisfy the following criteria: 1° They make it possible to transfer the credit risk associated with…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Status of commercial court judges

Article R722-8

When it is necessary to elect the president of the commercial court, the general meeting of the court shall be convened under the conditions and within the time limits provided for in the second parag…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Measures specific to the safeguarding, reorganisation or compulsory liquidation of credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms

Article R613-22

Claims that are not mentioned in article R. 613-20 may, by way of derogation from the provisions of article 66 of decree no. 85-1388 of 27 December 1985 mentioned above, be declared until the expiry o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R286

For the application of article R. 51-1, the references to registration in the "trade and companies register" and the "register in which liens and security interests are registered" are replaced by ref…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Witnesses

Article R132

Any witness is entitled to the indemnity provided for in articles R. 129, R. 130 and R. 131 even though he has been awarded an allowance for travel and subsistence expenses.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article R773-39

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 6-2 of Organic Law No. 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia: 1° Artic…

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