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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L156-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° A l'article L. 141-2, the words: "or transfer to the State responsible for examining their asylum application" are deleted; 3° Article L. 142-2 is…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article D2681-2

…ts, subject to the powers devolved to this collectivity, in their wording resulting from Decree No. 2018-1075 of 3 December 2018, unless otherwise specified in the table below.APPLICABLE PROVISIONSAS…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Title I: Trademarks and service marks

Article R712-23

…on which a trademark is deemed to be registered, in particular for the application of articles L. 712-4 and L. 714-5, is: 1° For French trademarks, that of the Bulletin officiel de la propriété indust…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: CONTROL OF THE HOLDING OF SECURITIES

Article L812-2

Checks of the obligations to hold, carry and present the documents provided for in article L. 812-1 may be carried out in the following situations:1° Apart from any identity check, if objective elemen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L8234-2

Legal entities found to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inArticle 121-2 of the French Penal Code, for the offence of bargaining as defined in Article L. 8231-1 shall be subject to t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Criminal provisions

Article L1115-2

Legal entities declared to be criminally liable, under the conditions set out inarticle 121-2 of the French Criminal Code, for the offences defined in article L. 1115-1 shall incur, in addition to the…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section V: Information to be provided to the supervisory authorities by groups.

Article L356-22

…ticipating and parent undertakings referred to in the second and third paragraphs of Article L. 356-2 respectively shall set up appropriate structures and systems at group level to meet the requiremen…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Due diligence

Article D8254-2

The person required to carry out the checks provided for in article L. 8254-1 must ensure that, when the contract is concluded, his co-contractor provides him with a list of the names of the foreign e…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter III: STAYS OF MORE THAN THREE MONTHS

Article L233-2

…ationals who are family members of a European Union citizen meeting the conditions set out in 1° or 2° of article

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Digital asset service providers

Article L572-25

The provisions of article L. 571-2 are applicable to proceedings relating to offences under articles L. 572-23 and L. 572-24.

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