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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…nd column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L753-2

…hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-…

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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 R366-4

…e clerk's office of the court of appeal. "20° In article R. 342-15, the second sentence is deleted; 21° In article R. 342-17, the second paragraph reads as follows: "The head of the border control ser…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title III: Judging of contraventions

Article R48-1

…Code , with the exception of articles R. 3315-4 and R. 3315-5, and punishable under: a) Articles R. 211-14 and R. 211-21-5 of the Insurance Code relating to compulsory insurance of land motor vehicles…

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French Civil Aviation CodeIn force
BOOK VI: MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

Article R611-3

…R. 133-1-1 or by Subparts F and G of Sections A and B of Part 21 of Commission Regulation (EC) No 1702/2003 of 24 September 2003 laying down implementing rules fo…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-4-1 (art. A212-76)

…diagnoses for the organisation's elected representatives OI 12 CE Draw up a development project OI 121 CE Ensure compliance with the organisation's objectives, values and methods from an educational p…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Funeral and burial regulations.

Article D2573-16-1

I. - Articles R. 2213-2-2 to R. 2213-57 are applicable in French Polynesia subject to the adaptations provided for in II to XXV. II. - For the application of article R. 2213-2-2 : 1° The words: "provi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Temporary authorisation to practise for specialist doctors and dental surgeons who hold a diploma allowing them to practise in their country of origin

Article R4111-35

…additional training, they may also follow an option in a speciality provided for in article R. 632-21 of the Education Code, a specialised cross-disciplinary course provided for in article R. 632-22…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-27-2

…the procedures defined in article R. 143-23 of the Financial Jurisdictions Code and by the Order of 21 June 2011.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…4126-19Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-20Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-21 Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-22Decree no. 2007-434 of 25 March 2007 R. 4126-23…

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