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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 850

The first paragraph of Article 529 reads as follows: "For contraventions of locally applicable regulations on road traffic, insurance, hunting, fishing, environmental protection, consumer law, safety…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 838

In the territory of the Wallis and Futuna Islands, the notice provided for in Article 399 shall be given by the public prosecutor.

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VII: Trial of offences

Article 845

The time limits for opposition provided for in Article 491 and in the first paragraph of article 492 are ten days if the accused resides on the island where the court sits and one month if he resides…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter VIII: Judging of contraventions

Article 849

For the application of Article 527, the time limit for lodging an objection, as set out in the third paragraph of this article, is extended to two months if the defendant resides outside the island wh…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: The substantive fast-track procedure

Article 839

Where provision is made by law or regulation for the case to be decided under the accelerated procedure on the merits, the president of the judicial court shall hear the case under the conditions of a…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Chapter III: Proceedings on referral from the criminal court

Article 847

When, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down by the Code of Criminal Procedure, a case has been referred to the judicial court for a ruling, in application of the rules o…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: Public and civil proceedings

Article 807

For the application of Article 2-6, references to the provisions of the code du travail are replaced by references to the locally applicable labour law provisions.

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French Civil CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Conditions of the posthumous mandate.

Article 812

Any person may give one or more other persons, whether natural persons or legal entities, a mandate to administer or manage, subject to the powers entrusted to the executor of the will, all or part of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Collective investments

Article L744-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: FIAs open to non-professional investors

Article L742-8

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, in the wording indicated in the…

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