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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Public limited companies.

Article L225-256

Where the company is subject to the provisions of articles L. 225-57 to L. 225-93 and L. 22-10-18 to L. 22-10-30, members of the Management Board are subject to the same liability as directors under t…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Section 2: Technical protection and information measures

Article L331-9

Television service publishers and distributors may not use technical measures that would have the effect of depriving the public of the benefit of the private copy exception, including on a medium and…

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

Article L783-7

I.-Subject to the adaptations mentioned in II, the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the table below shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the…

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

Article L784-7

I.-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: Applicable articles In th…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Cosmetic products.

Article L5131-8

A decree in the Conseil d'Etat shall determine the procedures for applying this chapter, in particular : 1° The presentation and content of the declaration provided for in Article L. 5131-2 ; 2° The l…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions.

Article L132-14

Subject to the provisions of articles L. 262, L. 263 B and L. 273 A of the Book of Tax Procedures, article 387 bis of the Customs Code, article L. 1617-5 of the General Local Authorities Code and II o…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 4: Economic and social measures

Article L2573-37

I. - The articles L. 2253-1 to L. 2253-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia from the renewal of the municipal councils in 2008 and subject to the adaptations provided for in II and III…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Pre-contractual information for borrowers

Article L341-25

Subject to the provisions of the second paragraph, a creditor who grants credit without complying with the conditions, applicable to pre-contractual information, laid down by the provisions of article…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-31

Physical persons convicted of one of the offences punishable under articles L. 242-27 to L. 242-30 also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures set out in th…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Subsection 2: Foreign nationals doing a work placement in an establishment or company in the same group that employs them, and family members

Article L421-32

If they are at least eighteen years old, the spouse of the foreign national mentioned in article L. 421-30 will be issued with a temporary residence permit bearing the wording "ICT trainee (family)" f…

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