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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Other transactions

Article R721-20

…ion d'outre-mer opens current accounts with the French Treasury, credit institutions and post and telecommunications offices.The Supervisory Board may authorise any other body or person to open an acc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 6: Interbank settlement systems and settlement and delivery systems for financial instruments

Article R752-20

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Investment and related services

Article R753-20

Article R. 321-3 is applicable in French Polynesia in the version resulting from Decree no. 2015-1092 of 28 August 2015.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D773-20

The provisions of the articles mentioned in the left-hand column of the following table shall apply in New Caledonia, in the wording indicated in the right-hand column of the same table:Applicable art…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Specific rules relating to third-country investment firms

Article D774-20

The provisions of 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…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Allocation of seats

Article R2314-20

Where no seats have been filled or where seats remain to be filled, the remaining seats are allocated on the basis of the highest average. To this end, the number of votes obtained by each list is div…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Travel allowances and expenses

Article R2523-20

Mediators, experts and qualified persons shall be reimbursed for travel and subsistence expenses incurred outside their place of residence in the performance of their duties, in accordance with the co…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Operation of committees

Article R2522-20

If a party who has been duly summoned fails to appear at the next meeting without a legitimate reason, the Chairman will draw up a report on the failure to appear. These minutes indicate the points of…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Arbitration procedure

Article R2524-20

Copies of the decisions of the Superior Court of Arbitration and all procedural acts to which the application of this section gives rise shall bear the mention that they are made in execution of Chapt…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Seizure operations

Article R3252-20

The registrar ensures that the seizure operations run smoothly.

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