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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 8: Special provisions for non-trading property investment companies

Article L214-114

…t apply to real estate assets for residential use acquired in bare ownership and covered by Chapter III of Title V of Book II of the French Construction and Housing Code.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Preliminary section: The single body responsible for business formalities

Article R123-14

…rmation on the formalities for which they are responsible, in accordance with their own procedures. II. II - In addition to this assistance, the consular chambers can offer declarants support in the f…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER IV : Community of communes

Article L5214-1

…or more priority neighbourhoods for urban policy and exercises the competence defined in 2° bis of II of article L. 5214-16, this joint project includes a section on social and urban cohesion, making…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Obligations of distributors

Article L251-6

…nisations and the organisations for the collective management of authors' rights mentioned in Title II of Book III of Part One of the Intellectual Property Code. The agreements may be made binding on…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Prudential control and resolution authority

Article R782-6

I. - Are applicable in New Caledonia, subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below, in the wording indicated in the r…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 5: Management of the special reserve.

Article D3324-28

…h 1 of paragraph 1 of sub-section 3, or sub-section 4 of section 2 of chapter IV of title I of book II of the Monetary and Financial Code when the characteristics of the new undertakings or collective…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Training eligible under the personal training account

Article D6323-8

…ation is verified by an affidavit from the person concerned produced when the account is activated. II - The training referred to in I is provided by a driving and road safety training establishment t…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Programming commitments subject to approval

Article R212-30

…rogramming groups and agreements; 2° Programming commitments that operators of cinemas mentioned in II of article L. 212-24: a) For all establishments with at least six cinemas; b) For their other est…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter V: Common provisions.

Article L1245-5

…ed are insufficient, it may prohibit establishments or organisations from supplying these products. II. - Only the establishments or organisations mentioned in the first paragraph of I of this article…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article R236-30

…the same conditions, insofar as this new extension is necessary for the performance of his duties. II. II.-In order to carry out the regularisation provided for in the last paragraph of III of Articl…

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