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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: The Management Board and the Supervisory Board.

Article L225-77

…board or director held by this person in controlled companies within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 by the company of which it is already a member of the supervisory board. For the application of t…

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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 L656-1

…sions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L655-1

…sions are applicable in French Polynesia in their wording resulting from Ordinance no. 2020-1733 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their automatic applicability in t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article R613-31

…ed basis of a group or the competent authorities within the meaning of Articles L. 511-21 or L. 532-16 that a branch be considered to be of material importance, it shall justify its request by means o…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1°: Deduction of withholding tax and tax credits

Article 199 ter B

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Principles

Article R141-9

…R. 141-15.The interruption ends :- if the application is rejected in application of article R. 141-16 of this code, on the date of notification of this rejection ;- from the date one of the parties i…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17-1

…ecutor to enforce the sentence. This Article may be waived in the cases provided for in Article 723-16.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions applicable to released prisoners

Article 723-17

…sibility for the public prosecutor to enforce the sentence subject to the provisions of article 723-16. The request is then decided in accordance with the provisions of article 712-6.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Public policy

Article L3122-6

…xceed eight hours, except in the cases provided for in Article L. 3122-17 or where Articles L. 3132-16 to L. 3132-19 apply.In addition, in exceptional circumstances, the Labour Inspector may authorise…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Correction, withdrawal and publication of the application

Article R612-41

…e inventor if he has waived designation as such under the conditions provided for in Article R. 611-16; - documents containing personal data or relating to business secrecy; - any other document exclu…

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