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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D783-22

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in French Polynesia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table: Applica…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Fixed duty and contributions

Article D784-17

I.-The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same t…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Points of entry to the territory

Article D3115-17-2

…de Nantes-Saint-Nazaire ;5° Grand port maritime de La Rochelle ;6° Grand port maritime de Bordeaux ;7° Grand port maritime de Marseille ;8° Grand port maritime de Guyane ;9° Grand port maritime de Gua…

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In force

Article Annexe 4-2

JURISDICTIONS HAVING JURISDICTION UNDER ARTICLE L. 420-7,PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PERSONS WHO ARE TRADERS OR CRAFTSMENHEAD OFFICE OF THE COURTSof commerce and the courtsmixed of commerceRESSORTMarseille.Th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Contracts awarded by the national councils of the orders of the medical professions

Article R.4122-4-22

In support of its application, the applicant must provide: 1° A declaration on honour to the effect that it does not fall into any of the cases mentioned in articles L. 2141-1 to L. 2141-11 of the Fre…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3: Summons to appear, immediate appearance and deferred appearance

Article 397-3-1

When deferring the sentence for the purposes of personality investigations pursuant to Article 132-70-1 of the Criminal Code, the court may also place or maintain the convicted person under judicial s…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: General rules governing UCITS

Article L214-8

Subject to the provisions of article L. 214-8-7, a fonds commun de placement, which does not have legal personality, is a co-ownership of financial instruments and deposits, the units of which are iss…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: National Public Health Agency

Article L1413-12

…16 of the Social Security Code; 5° By taxes provided for its benefit;6° Fees for services rendered;7° By miscellaneous income, donations and legacies;8° By loans.

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 1: General provisions

Article L621-1

As an exception to the refusal of entry at the border provided for in article L. 332-1, the decision imposing an obligation to leave French territory provided for in article L. 611-1 and the implement…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Compensation procedures.

Article R211-37

…ocuments in the event of consolidation;6° A description of the damage caused to his or her property;7° The surnames, first names and addresses of dependants at the time of the accident;8° Their social…

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