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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: SPECIFIC PROVISIONS FOR THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L734-5

I.- Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptation provisions provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Criminal provisions

Article R754-24

I. - Are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Rates for special local procedural acts in the départements of Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle

Article A444-38

…emoluments of solicitors practising in the Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle departments : 1° Number 136 (application for registration of judicial mortgage); 2° Number 138 (application for forced sale…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 2: Rescue and fire-fighting

Article D2512-17

The payment of the State contribution provided for in article L. 2512-19 for the financing of the expenses of the Paris fire brigade intervenes under the conditions set out below: As regards operating…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 5: Transmission of documents

Article R6332-31

I.-Each year, before 31 May following the calendar year in question, the skills operators will send the Minister responsible for vocational training and France Compétences a statement, the model for w…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-3

…Parliament and of the Council of 25 October 2011 on consumer rights, amending Council Directive 93/13/EEC and Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council and repealing Council…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 2: Serial analysis files

Article 230-15

…e the perpetrator has been finally convicted, the persons mentioned in 2°, 3° and 4° of Article 230-13 may request the deletion of data recorded in the processing, unless the public prosecutor or magi…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-60

…udgetary and accounting management. In order to be enforceable, the resolutions provided for in 9°, 13° and 14° of article D. 211-59 must receive the express approval of the ministers responsible for…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Notification of dismissal.

Article L1233-15

…ays for the individual dismissal of a member of management staff mentioned in 2° of article L. 1441-13.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter VI: Criminal provisions.

Article L2326-2

…er article L. 2221-1 of this Code and articles 223-3, 223-4, 223-10 to 223-12, 227-1, 227-2 and 227-13 of the Criminal Code.

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