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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Credit transactions

Article D351-1

Sont applicables dans les îles Wallis et Futuna, sous réserve des adaptations prévues à l'article D. 351-2, les dispositions des articles mentionnés dans la colonne de gauche du tableau ci-après, dans…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Title V: PENALTIES

Article R452-2

Failure to inform the competent administrative authorities of actions taken in application of: 1° the first paragraph of article L. 423-3; 2° Paragraph 3 of Article 19 and paragraph 3 of Article 20 of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Deeds and transfers subject to the registration formality

Article 635 A

Manual gifts mentioned in the second paragraph of Article 757 must be declared or registered by the donee or his representatives within one month of the date on which the donee disclosed the gift to t…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 3: Researchers

Article R421-29

A foreign national's mobility in France, as referred to in article L. 421-15, may be refused by the Minister responsible for immigration on one of the following grounds:1° The foreign national does no…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter III: Inter-company savings plan.

Article L3333-6

Notwithstanding the provisions of 2° of Article L. 3332-15, the inter-company savings plan may not provide for the acquisition of units in mutual funds governed by Article L. 214-165 of the Monetary a…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Inter-company occupational health and safety committee.

Article L4524-1

Within the perimeter of a technological risk prevention plan set up in application of article L. 515-15 of the Environment Code, an inter-company occupational health and safety committee is set up by…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 2: Shares.

Article R228-18

The report of the Board of Directors or the Management Board to the Extraordinary General Meeting called to vote on the conversion provided for in articles L. 228-12, L. 228-14 and in the second parag…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 10: Judicial environmental officers

Article R15-33-29-29

The proposals for staff reports and the staff reports provided for in article R. 15-33-29-28 shall be drawn up on a form conforming to the model laid down by the Minister of Justice. They shall includ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L754-1

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Other service providers

Article L775-30

I.-Subject to the provisions of II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of…

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