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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L194-1

…promulgation of the aforementioned Law no. 89-1014 of 31 December 1989 . Articles L. 114-3, L. 132-21-1 and L. 132-29 are applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands. Article L. 127-4 is applicable i…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions

Article L455-2

…rd de la récidive, comme une même infraction, les délits prévus et réprimés par:1° Les articles L. 121-2 à L. 121-4 et L. 132-2, les articles L. 122-1 to L. 122-5 and L. 132-25, articles L. 431-2, L.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 5: Disclosure of accounts

Article L232-25

When filing in accordance with I of articles L. 232-21 to L. 232-23, companies meeting the definition of micro-enterprises within the meaning of article L. 123-16-1, with the exception of the companie…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5461-6-1

…of the proceeds of the sale of this item, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-21 of the same code;4° Permanent closure or closure for a maximum of five years of the establishment…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Criminal penalties

Article L5462-7-1

…of the proceeds of the sale of this item, in accordance with the conditions set out in article 131-21 of the same code;4° Permanent closure or closure for a maximum of five years of the establishment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 8: Commission de la coopération intercommunale de la Polynésie française.

Article D5842-6

I. - Article R. 5211-19, with the exception of the second paragraph, a, b and c, Article R. 5211-20, Articles R. 5211-22 to R. 5211-33, Article R. 5211-35, Article R. 5211-36, with the exception of it…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 7: Administrative provisions

Article R4462-36

…arances ; 6° Article R. 4462-20-Distance of workstations from exits or shelters; 7° Article R. 4462-21-Reachability by one or more external staircases or by equivalent devices of buildings where pyrot…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Work permit categories and authorised professional activities

Article R5221-2

The work permit provided for in Article R. 5221-1 is waived for: 1° Nationals of the Member States of the European Union, the other States party to the Agreement on the European Economic Area and the…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Administrative penalties

Article L232-23-3-8

…en duly notified by the French Anti-Doping Agency of the information provided for in article L. 232-21-1 or by any other organisation that is a signatory to the World Anti-Doping Code of a presumed vi…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Administrative penalties

Article L6241-1

…ions with a view to establishing a prenatal diagnosis in disregard of the provisions of Article L. 6211-5 or of medical biology examinations constituting an examination of the genetic characteristics…

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