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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter VI: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN NEW CALEDONIA

Article L286-2

…Principality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation in New Caledonia; 3° References to the social assistance system are replaced by references to the locally applicable s…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-2

…incipality of Liechtenstein, the Kingdom of Norway and the Swiss Confederation in French Polynesia; 3° References to the social assistance system are replaced by references to the locally applicable s…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Provisions applicable to the communes of Mayotte

Article L2564-2

…ce to the regional council or general councils is replaced by the reference to the general council; 3° The reference to the hourly value of the minimum growth wage is replaced by the reference to the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 2: Collection of technical connection data and interception of correspondence transmitted by electronic communications

Article 706-95-20

I.-It may be resorted to the installation and use of an apparatus or technical device mentioned in 1° of Article 226-3 of the Penal Code in order to collect technical connection data enabling the iden…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section III: Own funds

Article R351-26

With regard to compliance with the Solvency Capital Requirement, the eligible amounts of Tier 2 and Tier 3 elements are subject to quantitative limits. These limits are defined in Article 82 of Commis…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Advanced practice nursing

Article R4301-1

Advanced practice nurses have broader skills than state-qualified nurses, validated by the state diploma for advanced practice nurses awarded by universities under the conditions defined in articles D…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Closing of the financial year and appropriation of profits.

Article R6145-51

…t ;2° To a reserve account for the financing of investment measures in this profit and loss account;3° To a cash reserve account;4° To a compensation reserve account in this profit and loss account;5°…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IV: Free pricing and competition.

Article L490-14

…e for the economy pursuant to Article L. 464-9 and sent to a party during the enforcement procedure;3° The settlement proposal referred to in II of Article L. 464-10 or by equivalent provisions of the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK IX: Overseas provisions.

Article L910-1

…3, L. 126-1 ;2° L. 225-245-1, L. 229-1 to L. 229-15, L. 238-6, L. 244-5 and L. 252-1 to L. 252-13 ;3° L. 490-9;4° L. 522-1 to L. 522-40;4° bis. L. 621-4(last sentence of the first paragraph), L. 641-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Promotional communications

Article R1223-4

I. - When one of the plasmas mentioned in Article L. 1223-3 is the subject of a reassessment mentioned in the second paragraph of Article L. 1221-8-2, the Director General of the Agence nationale de s…

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