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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY

Article R592-2

…ovisions are applicable to Saint-Barthélemy in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 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 III: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SAINT-MARTIN

Article R593-2

…wing provisions shall apply to Saint-Martin in their wording resulting from Decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated or reference is made to their application by operation of…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-3

…ment as a result of its population falling below the minimum threshold set in 2° of article L. 2334-16, it receives, as a guarantee for the following nine financial years, an allocation calculated by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Organisation and operation.

Article R121-9

…ny settlement or compromise intended in particular to prevent or put an end to commercial disputes; 16° Implementation of the institution's financial policy and risk monitoring and control. The Board…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 4: Relations between the High Council and its foreign counterparts

Article R821-17

…use to comply with a request for information, documents or assistance referred to in Article R. 821-16 when:a) Persons employed or having been employed by the requesting authority are not subject to p…

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE II: Provisions applicable to Mayotte.

Article R920-1

…II, with the exception of of Article R. 321-18-1 ;4° Book IV, with the exception of Articles R. 463-16, R. 490-5 to R. 490-10;5° Book V;6° Book VI, with the exception of Articles R. 611-23-1, R. 625-4…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L211-3

…f article L. 211-18, the rights and obligations set out in articles L. 211-11, L. 211-14 and L. 211-16 to L. 211-17-1 apply with regard to the travel services included in the tied travel service. III…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Obligation to provide information on share buy-backs

Article L451-3

…rsuant to Article 5 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse (Market Abuse Regulation) and repealing Directive 2003/6/EC of the Eur…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Offences relating to subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L247-1

…the management board, board of directors or managers of the companies referred to in article L. 233-16, subject to the exemptions provided for in article L. 233-17, not to draw up and send to the shar…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Supervision on a consolidated basis by a competent authority of another Member State of the European Union or of another State party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area

Article L613-21-6-1

…cial holding company or on supervisory measures equivalent to those provided for in Articles L. 517-16 and L. 517-17, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall provide all the coopera…

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