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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title VIII: Criminal records

Article R87

Bulletin no. 3 of the criminal record is issued free of charge.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Notices of default and payment orders

Article A444-14

The services listed under numbers 41 to 49 of table 3-1 give rise to the collection of the following fees:Number of the service (table 3-1) of article annex 4-7) Designation of service Fee 41 Injuncti…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER I: Powers of the Territorial Council

Article LO6251-4

Without prejudice to the criminal penalties provided for in Article LO 6251-3, infringements of the rules governing the assessment and collection of taxes, duties, fees and charges instituted by the T…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Disciplinary powers, relations with statutory auditors and cooperation

Article D782-9

I. - Are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Exemption authorisation for young people undergoing vocational training

Article R4153-39

…een: 1° Apprentices and holders of professionalisation contracts ; 2° Vocational training trainees; 3° Pupils and students preparing a vocational or technological diploma; 4° Young people in the follo…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Validation and checks carried out by the presidents of the chambers of trades and crafts

Article L123-43

…documents in the national register of companies are validated, for the natural persons mentioned in 3° of article L. 123-36, by the President of the regional Chamber of Trades and Crafts or, by delega…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of directors and shareholders of market undertakings.

Article D421-8

…fifth, one third, one half or two thirds of the shares or voting rights of the market undertaking; 3° Or which come to control, within the meaning of Article L. 233-3 of the Commercial Code, one or m…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Conditions for authorising and operating public health establishments and medical biology analysis laboratories

Article R2131-9-1

Authorisation to carry out the tests mentioned in 3° of I of Article R. 2131-1 may only be granted if the health establishment or medical biology laboratory holds authorisation to carry out the tests…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L613-35

…a group subject to supervision on a consolidated basis within the meaning of Article L. 613-20-1 ; 3° EU parent undertakings;4° Where applicable, by decision of the supervisory board or, where applic…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Project studies

Article D2171-10

…be used;2° To determine the layout and footprint of all structural elements and technical equipment;3° Specify the routes for the supply and removal of all fluids;4° Provide the client with informatio…

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