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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Currency

Article R732-3

I. - Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the ri…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Protection and environment

Article R1523-2

…R. 1333-35, R. 1333-87, R. 1333-106, R. 1333-138, R. 1333-139, R. 1333-145, R. 1333-169 and R. 1333-173, references to the Labour Code arereplaced by references toArticle 134 of Law No. 52-1322 of 15…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Territorial chambers of commerce and industry

Article A711-1

…buted between the trade union organisations according to the electoral quotient method. Any seats remaining to be filled are allocated on the basis of the highest average. II.-When the perimeter of a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-1

…rmance of its duties, without being bound by the professional secrecy referred to in article L. 612-17. II. - The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution shall ensure compliance with the prov…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…ess were carried on in France, and that meet the following conditions:1° Carry out their activities mainly in establishments located in the regions chosen by the fund, or, where this condition does no…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Implementation of the legal guarantee of conformity

Article L224-25-22

…with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data and Law No 78-17 of 6 January 1978 on information technology, files and freedoms.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Specific provisions applicable to clinical investigations of devices referred to in Article 1 of Regulation (EU) 2017/745 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 5 April 2017

Article L1125-19

…gations; -the methodology of the clinical investigation with regard to the provisions of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 as amended relating to data processing, files and civil liberties, the need to…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER VI : Conurbation community

Article L5216-5

…economic development: economic development actions under the conditions set out in article L. 4251-17; creation, development, maintenance and management of industrial, commercial, tertiary, craft, to…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 261

…Social Action and Family Code, covered by a global annual care package in application of article L. 174-7 of the Social Security Code;2° deliveries, intermediation services and contract work involving…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article L561-2

…basis of Articles L. 321-1 and L. 321-3 of the Internal Security Code, V ofArticle 34 of Act no. 2017-257 of 28 February 2017 on the status of Paris and metropolitan planning and their legal represen…

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