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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Sale and transfer of shares.

Article R6223-36

…to the exclusion of all other information, those listed in the third paragraph of article R. 6223-16.

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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 L286-1

…rovisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated or mentioned as applying ipso jure in the table below. Art…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L364-1

…ble in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from the ordonnance n° 2020-1733 du 16 décembre 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Articles applicable In their wording r…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 5: Remedies and limitation periods

Article L232-24

…pursuant to Articles L. 232-21-1 to L. 232-23-6 with the exception of acts taken in application of 16° of I of article L. 232-5 and agreements concluded in application of IV of article L. 232-23-3-10…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Personal data protection committees and competent authority

Article L1123-6

…visions of I do not apply to the Personal Data Protection Committee provided for in Article L. 1123-16 when its opinion must be sought for a research project involving national defence confidentiality…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Projects subject to authorisation

Article L212-8

…ndirectly by at least one member, exercising influence over it within the meaning of Article L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code or having a common de jure or de facto manager.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Creation of delegated communes within a new commune

Article L2113-11

…m a merger of communes in application of this chapter, in its wording prior to Law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010 on the reform of territorial communities, marriages may be celebrated and civil sol…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 1: Prohibition on entering or being in the vicinity of a venue where a sporting event is taking place

Article R332-7

For the application of article L. 332-16, the prefect of the département or, in Paris, the police prefect or, in the département of Bouches-du-Rhône, the Bouches-du-Rhône police prefect provides the a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-9

…s, under conditions that comply with the provisions of Article 26 of Regulation (EU) No 537/2014 of 16 April 2014. When they concern statutory auditors who do not carry out engagements with public int…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3°: Civil status documents

Article 1119

…isions are applicable to the deeds of notoriety referred to in the Article 1 of Order no. 62-800 of 16 July 1962 facilitating the proof of civil status records drawn up in Algeria as well as the artic…

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