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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L594-2

…or the application of this book in the Wallis and Futuna Islands: 1° With the exception of articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France"…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L596-2

For the application of this book in New Caledonia: 1° With the exception of Articles L. 511-7, L. 512-2, L. 520-1, L. 521-14, L. 531-26 to L. 531-28 and L. 561-3 the words: "in France" are replaced by…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Modifications

Article L2112-10

…aries of the communes determine all the conditions thereof other than those provided for in article L. 2112-7. When the required act is a decree, it may decide that some of these conditions are determ…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Implementation

Article L224-33

…is linked to cessation of professional activity, is subscribed by an association covered byarticle L. 141-7 of the Insurance Code. This association represents the interests of policyholders in settin…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-21

…trader of his decision to withdraw by sending, before expiry of the period provided for in Article L. 221-18, the withdrawal form referred to in 7° of article L. 221-5 or any other unambiguous statem…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-6

…here the applicable law is that of a third country, provided that:-for contracts defined by Article L. 224-70 and relating to the enjoyment of all or part of an immovable property, this immovable prop…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal penalties

Article L242-8

Natural persons convicted of the offences punishable under Articles L. 242-5 to L. 242-7-1 shall also incur, as additional penalties, the prohibition, in accordance with the procedures laid down in ar…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter II: APPEALS TO THE NATIONAL COURT ON ASYLUM RIGHTS

Article L532-8

…e cases whose nature does not justify the involvement of one of the panels provided for in Articles L. 532-6 and L. 532-7.The procedures for applying this article, in particular the conditions under w…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter V: Settlement of claims arising from employment contracts.

Article L625-2

…r verification by the judicial representative to the employees' representative mentioned in Article L. 621-4. The mandataire judiciaire must provide the representative with all relevant documents and…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: National Statutory Committee

Article L6156-6

…be consulted on the individual situations of the hospital practitioners mentioned in 1° of article L. 6152-1. The national status commission comprises a college of representatives of the staff mentio…

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