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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Banking service providers

Article L775-10

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 tabl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article D773-40

I. - Pursuant to 8° of Article 6-2 of Organic Law No 99-209 of 19 March 1999, subject to the adaptations provided for in II, Articles D. 561-4-1 to D. 561-54 shall apply ipso jure in New Caledonia.II.…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article R814-14

The Conseil national des administrateurs judiciaires et des mandataires judiciaires draws up its budget. On 1 March each year, it draws up its balance sheet for the operations of the previous year. Th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L310-3

In this Code : 1° "Home Member State" means : a) in the case of non-life insurance, the Member State of the European Union in which the head office of the insurance undertaking covering the risk is si…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: General provisions.

Article L5121-20

The procedures for applying this chapter are determined by decree in the Conseil d'Etat, and in particular :1° The scientific criteria justifying, where appropriate, exemption from bioavailability stu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: General scheme

Article L214-86

The groupements forestiers d'investissement mentioned in II of article L. 331-4-1 of the Code forestier are subject to articles L. 214-86 to L. 214-113 of this Code. Sociétés Civiles de Placement Immo…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter V: Purchasing techniques

Article L2325-1

In order to award a defence or security contract, the purchaser may, in compliance with the rules applicable to the procedures defined in this Title, use purchasing techniques to pre-select economic o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Accounting and reporting requirements applicable to investment services providers

Article L533-9

When investment service providers other than portfolio management companies trade over-the-counter financial instruments that are economically equivalent to commodity derivatives, units referred to in…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Exceptional conditions of administration.

Article R5121-96

Doctors, dental surgeons or midwives who do not practice in an establishment, service or centre mentioned in article R. 5121-88 or who do not meet the conditions set out in article R. 5121-91 may be a…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 10: Special provisions.

Article R5141-122

…to veterinarians practising in certain categories of professional domicile authorised by article R. 242-54 of the Rural and Maritime Fishing Code. A medicinal product for human use mentioned in the fi…

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