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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-13

…d in Article L. 931-2-2 of the same code;e) The collective investments mentioned in I of article L. 214-1 as well as the collective investment management companies mentioned in article L. 543-1 ; f) T…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Donation and use of human body parts and products

Article R1542-2

For their application in New Caledonia and French Polynesia : 1° Article R. 1231-2 is replaced by the following provisions, to which Article R. 1545-1 does not apply: "Art. R. 1231-2. - The donor shal…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I-2: Examination of a person's genetic characteristics and identification by genetic fingerprinting for medical purposes

Article R1541-5

…I of this Part is applicable in New Caledonia and French Polynesia, as amended by Decrees no. 2008-321 of 4 April 2008, no. 2010-344 of 31 March 2010 and no. 2013-527 of 20 June 2013, with the excepti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…rovisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia:1° Book I, with the exception of Articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-23…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article R930-1

…ovisions of the Code are applicable in New Caledonia: 1° Book I, with the exception of articles R. 121-3, R. 121-4, R. 122-1 to R. 122-17, R. 123-171-1, R. 123-209 to R. 123-219, D. 123-235, D. 123-23…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Approval

Article L526-19

…f section 3 of this chapter, with the exception of articles L. 526-32 to L. 526-34. Articles L. 526-21 to L. 526-24 do not apply to the establishments referred to in I of this article. Simplified auth…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
I: Rates

Article 278 sexies

…e; 8° Priority neighbourhoods for city policy are those defined in article 5 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion; 9° Urban renewal agreements are under…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Application for marketing authorisation or registration

Article D5141-55

…riginal veterinary medicinal product and which is the subject of the dossier referred to in Article 21 of Regulation (EU) 2019/6 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 December 2018 on ve…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II

…à 1 400ARFskinthermal injury2.41 400 à 2 600IRBeyethermal lesion2.22 600 à106CRIeyethermal injury2.21 400 à106IRB, IRCeyethermal lesion2.31 400 à106IRB, IRCskinthermal injury2.4Table 2.2: Limit value…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-1

Commercial authorisation is required for projects involving:1° The creation of a retail shop with a sales area of more than 1,000 square metres, resulting either from a new construction or from the co…

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