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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Provisions specific to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R734-2

Article R. 112-5 is applicable in the Wallis and Futuna Islands, as amended by Decree no. 2013-232 of 20 March 2013.

AI translation · Updated 5 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : The Regional Economic and Social Council

Article D4134-23

…re applicable to the chairmen and members of the regional economic, social and environmental councils.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Organisation

Article R4422-30

Articles D. 4135-20 to D. 4135-23 are applicable to members of the Corsican economic, social, environmental and cultural council.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Development grant

Article R2334-9-3

…its distance from the main town of the territory, namely:a) Australes, Marquises, Tuamotu-Gambier: 180;b) Maupiti, Tahaa: 132;c) Iles Sous-le-Vent (except Maupiti and Tahaa): 127;d) Moorea-Maiao: 115…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Persons subject to obligations to combat money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-2

Where the client of one of the persons referred to in Article L. 561-2 is a collective investment scheme within the meaning of I of Article L. 214-1, "beneficial owner" within the meaning of 1° of Art…

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French Commercial codeIn force
BOOK VII: Commercial jurisdictions and the organisation of commerce.

Article Annexe X

…rocessed electronically on behalf of the State and is intended to inform the public and third parties. The other recipients of the data are the agents authorised to process your application. With the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

When an accident at work occurs in a company where serious or repeated breaches of health and safety rules at work have been identified, the court hearing the case, which acquits the natural person(s)…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Drinking water.

Article L1321-2-2

By way of derogation from the provisions of Book I of the Code de l'expropriation pour cause d'utilité publique and Chapter III of Title II of Book I of the Code de l'environnement, when a minor modif…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 3: Calculation methods for fiction, animation and audiovisual adaptations of live performances

Article 311-46

For works belonging to the genre of audiovisual adaptation of live performances, where the sums calculated exceed a ceiling corresponding to one and a half times the amount of the cash contribution fr…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 2: Discipline.

Article R321-46

The formal notice issued by the Chairman of the Conseil des Maisons de Vente or, after proceedings have been brought before the Enforcement Committee, by the Chairman of the Enforcement Committee purs…

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