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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Provisions relating to the recognition and monitoring in France of convictions and probation decisions handed down by the competent authorities of other Member States of the European Union

Article 764-24

Enforcement of the sentence or probation decision shall be refused in the following cases:1° The certificate is not produced, is incomplete or manifestly does not correspond to the sentence or decisio…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Chapter V: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia

Article A425-1

I.-The New Caledonia Regional Sports Conference is made up of four colleges: 1° The college of State representatives comprises : a) The High Commissioner of the Republic in New Caledonia, territorial…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and tasks of the network of Chambers of Commerce and Industry

Article A711-5

I.-The members of the joint conciliation commission provided for in D. 711-70-1 and their alternates are appointed for five years in the month following the general meeting at which CCI France is set…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Donation and use of gametes.

Article L1244-2

The donor must be of age. An emancipated minor may not be a donor. Prior to the donation, the donor shall be duly informed of the legislative and regulatory provisions relating to gamete donation, in…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter IV: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN THE WALLIS AND FUTUNA ISLANDS

Article L154-2

For the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° In Article L. 141-2, the words: "or transfer to the State responsible for examining their asylum application" are deleted; 3° Arti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Joint associations of local authorities, groups of local authorities and other legal entities governed by public law

Article L5843-2

I.-The provisions of Chapter I of Title II of Book VII of Part Five mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand col…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-7

The professional practice standard relating to knowledge of the entity and its environment and assessment of the risk of material misstatement of the financial statements, approved by the Minister of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 4: Conditions for negotiating agreements concluded in undertakings without a trade union delegate or works council

Article L2232-29-2

For the purposes of this sub-section, the number of employees is calculated in accordance with the procedures defined in articles L. 1111-2 and L. 1251-54.

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Section 2: Classification.

Article D311-11

The rules relating to advertising inside specialised sales outlets within the meaning of 3° of article L. 3323-2 of the Public Health Code are, as far as hotels are concerned, set out in articles R. 3…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Content of the agreement.

Article L2372-6

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 2372-4, the managers of each of the companies participating in the cross-border operation negotiate with the special negotiating body wi…

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