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

Article R444-2

…provisions shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands in their wording resulting from decree no. 2020-1734 of 16 December 2020, unless otherwise stated in the table below.Articles applicableIn thei…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE V: POWERS OF THE REGION IN RELATION TO PLANNING AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Article L4251-2

…set out in Book I of the town planning code as well as public utility easements affecting land use;2° Are compatible with:a) The water quality and quantity objectives defined by the water development…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation of the Bank.

Article R142-22

…following are members of the Payment Security Observatory:1° A Member of Parliament and a Senator ;2° Eight representatives of the administrations concerned:a) One representative of the General Secre…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Article R6523-25

…loyment and Population;c) The correspondent for women's rights and equality ;d) The prison governor;2° Three representatives of the overseas collectivity appointed by the president of the territorial…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter VIII: Special provisions relating to the exploitation of certain unavailable works

Article L138-2

…as regards the type of works concerned and the type of rights that are the subject of the licence; 2° Equal treatment guaranteed to all right holders, whether or not they are members of the organisat…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 1: The date on which divorce takes effect

Article 262-1

…ulates otherwise;-when it is pronounced by mutual consent in the case provided for in 1° of Article 229-2, on the date of homologation of the agreement settling all the consequences of the divorce, un…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 62-2

…° To enable investigations involving the presence or participation of the person to be carried out; 2° To ensure that the person is brought before the public prosecutor so that this magistrate can ass…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Popular insurance.

Article L132-28

…olicies with surrender values, capitalisation policies and the policies referred to in Article L. 132-5-3 and Article L. 441-1 for which he carries out intermediation activities. These agreements spec…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Mortgages

Article L313-29

…e risks covered and specifying all the terms and conditions under which the insurance is triggered; 2° Any subsequent change to the definition of the risks covered, the terms and conditions under whic…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of performance

Article 695-22

…e prosecuted and judged by the French courts and the public prosecution is extinguished by amnesty ;2° If the requested person has been the subject, by the French judicial authorities or by those of a…

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