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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 R446-2

…owing provisions shall apply in New Caledonia in the wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn their wording res…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Groupements de coopération sanitaire.

Article L6133-6

…establishment on the basis of fees corresponding to the rates provided for in 1° of I of article L. 162-14-1 of the Social Security Code. When these persons are involved in permanent care, they may be…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-4

…hen a public establishment for inter-municipal cooperation subject to the tax provisions of article 1609 nonies C of the General Tax Code is a signatory to a city contract as defined in article 6 of l…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Name and territory of the municipality

Article L2573-3

…13-25 and the second paragraph of article L. 2113-26, as they read prior to the loi n° 2010-1563 du 16 décembre 2010 de réforme des collectivités territoriales, sont applicables aux communes de la Pol…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Organisation.

Article R512-4

…° Le groupement interprofessionnel des fleurs et des plantes à parfum créé par la loi n° 41-3408 du 16 juillet 1941 ;14° The mixed syndicates provided for in Book VII of Part 5 of the General Code of…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 6: Right to use journalists' works

Article L132-39

Where the publishing company or the company controlling it, within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, publishes several press titles, a company agreement may provide for t…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-5

…icle 431-10 of the Criminal Code, the judicial police officers mentioned in 2° to 4° of the article 16 of this code and, under the responsibility of the latter, the officers mentioned in the article 2…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Job security contract

Article L1233-69

…les and subject to the guarantees and penalties mentioned in the first paragraph of article L. 5422-16. The conditions under which this payment is due are specified by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Th…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Renewal

Article L312-76

…fter verification of the borrower's creditworthiness under the conditions set out in Article L. 312-16. During the period of suspension of the borrower's right to use the credit or in the event of non…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-18

…a judicial court other than that of Paris may, for offences falling within the scope of Article 706-16, request the investigating judge to relinquish jurisdiction in favour of the Paris investigating…

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