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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 L366-2

…le L. 311-2 n'est pas applicable; 5° A l'article L. 312-1, the words: "in Article 6 of Regulation 2016/399 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 9 March 2016" and the words: "by Chapters II…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Informing and obtaining the consent of the person undergoing research involving the human person

Article L1122-1

…provided for in the protocol and his/her entry in the national file provided for in Article L. 1121-16;6° bis In the case of research for commercial purposes, the arrangements for payment of compensat…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R365-4

…erred to in "11° Foreign nationals mentioned in 6° to 8°, 10°, 13° and 15° to 17° of article R. 431-16. ";14° In article R. 313-16, after the words: "trade and company register or trade register", the…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER II: Categories of revenue

Article L3332-1

…ent des dépenses des conseils d'architecture, d'urbanisme et de l'environnement, prévue à l'article 1635 quater A du code général des impôts ;8° The repayment from the Fonds national de garantie indiv…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Common provisions

Article L5842-2

…91 of 7 August 2015L. 5211-4-2law no. 2022-217 of 21 February 2022 L. 5211-4-3 law no. 2010-1563 of 16 December 2010II.-For the application of article L. 5211-3: For the application of article L. 5211…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Lifelong vocational guidance

Article L6111-5

…isations and the quality labels from which they benefit;2° In the case of young people aged between 16 and 30, information on access to social rights and leisure activities; 3° Benefit from personalis…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Grants and other revenue allocated by the Local Finance Committee

Article L2334-40

…are concerned, at least once among the top two hundred and fifty pursuant to 1° of Article L. 2334-16;2° The municipality has a proportion of the population located in a priority urban policy distric…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 6: Publication of the register

Article R123-154

For proceedings opened on or after 1 January 2006, the following may not be disclosed: 1° Judgments handed down in safeguard proceedings in the event of closure of the proceedings pursuant to article

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French Sports CodeIn force
Section 3: Prohibited activities, checks and investigations

Article L232-12-2

…the consequences thereof, in accordance with the procedures mentioned in 3° and 4° of II of article 16-10 of the Civil Code. III - The analyses provided for in I of this article are carried out on pse…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-102-4

…es of the company and those of the companies it controls within the meaning of II of Article L. 233-16, directly or indirectly, as well as the activities of subcontractors or suppliers with whom there…

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