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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE V: Provisions applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands.

Article D950-1-1

…ABLE PROVISIONS IN THE VERSION RESULTING FROMFIRST TITLEFIRST SECTIONSECTION IV HeadcountArticle D. 210-21Decree no. 2020-101 of 7 February 2020TITRE II Chapter I General partnerships Article D. 221-5…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions common to corporate officers of sociétés anonymes.

Article L225-95-1

As an exception to the provisions of articles L. 225-21, L. 225-77 and L. 225-94-1, the mandates of permanent representative of a venture capital company mentioned in Article 1er de la loi n° 85-695 d…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Filing of international applications

Article L614-22

The provisions of Articles L. 614-19, L. 614-20 and L. 614-21 shall not apply where, since the applicant is not domiciled or headquartered in France, the Institut national de la propriété industrielle…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article L3253-1

…625-8 of the French Commercial Code, under the conditions set out in articles L. 3253-2 to L. 3253-21.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: General obligation to provide pre-contractual information

Article D111-14

En application de l'article 20 de la loi n° 2004-575 du 21 juin 2004 pour la confiance dans l'économie numérique et dans l'exercice de l'activité définie au neuvième alinéa de l'article L. 111-7, only…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 1: Conditions of access for the delegate from the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees

Article R744-22

…rried out there by State services and the legal entities mentioned in articles R. 744-20 and R. 744-21.It shall be exercised with respect for the political, philosophical or religious opinions of the…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: Submission of the asylum application

Article R754-5

…on, from legal assistance provided by the legal entities mentioned in articles R. 744-20 and R. 744-21, in application of the agreements provided for in these same articles.They may also benefit from…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: General provisions

Article 879-1

…e command and management corps of the national police force. For the application of articles 20 and 21, Mayotte police officers placed at the disposal of the State are treated in the same way as natio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 2: Health rules applicable to bathing water

Article D1332-31

…a local authority or a group of local authorities, the information provided for in articles D. 1332-21, D. 1332-22, D. 1332-24 and D. 1332-28 to D. 1332-30 is sent directly between the person responsi…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 221-18, L. 221-21 and L. 221-23 to L. 221-27 governing the conditions for exercising the consumer's right of withdrawal and its effects, is punishable by an…

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