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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L785-9

I.-Subject to the adaptations provided for in II, 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 ri…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter one: Setting the rates used to calculate direct local taxation

Article 1638 quater

…s, until a single rate is applied, in the proportions defined in the second paragraph of b of 1° of III of Article 1609 nonies C and depending on the ratio between the lower of these two rates and the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Relations with the health insurance scheme

Article R6223-8

…alth insurance scheme. In particular, the provisions of the national agreement mentioned in Chapter II of Title VI of Book I of the Social Security Code governing relations with medical biologists app…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 1: Right to inspect goods, means of transport and persons.

Article 60-2

…e commission or attempted commission of an offence referred to in Section 1 of Chapter VI of Title XII and Chapter IV of Title XIV of this Code and Chapter II of Title V of Book I of the Monetary and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Conditions for authorisation

Article R1261-30

…and nature of consultations with ethical bodies; 4° Staff movements; 5° Staff training initiatives. II - The authority that issued the authorisation may also request information from the establishment…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Composition and election (R)

Article R5211-23

…r sets the closing dates and times for the submission of candidacies to the departmental prefecture.II. - The lists of candidates must include a number of candidates fifty percent greater than the num…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Commercial authorisation.

Article L752-14

…these members. The Prefect, who chairs the departmental commission, does not take part in the vote. II. - The commission départementale d'aménagement commercial shall give its decision within two mont…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter IX: Group non-life insurance

Article L129-1

Titles I and II of this Book also apply to group non-life insurance. A group non-life insurance contract is a contract taken out by a legal entity with a view to the subscription of any person interes…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter I: Organisation and supervision of the profession.

Article L821-3-3

…nowledge by reason of their duties. This secrecy is not enforceable against the judicial authority. II.-Professional secrecy may not be invoked against the High Council and its departments in the perf…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Judicial police

Article D15-1-2

…rs referred to in Article 67 bis of the Customs Code, in the context of the offences referred to in II of that article.

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