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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE VI: General procedural provisions.

Article L662-2

…another court with jurisdiction within the court's jurisdiction, or to a court mentioned in article L. 721-8 to hear ad hoc mandates, conciliation proceedings or safeguard, receivership or compulsory…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Criminal penalties

Article L132-14

Abusing a person's weakness or ignorance within the meaning of articles L. 121-8 to L. 121-10 is punishable by three years' imprisonment and a fine of 375,000 euros. The amount of the fine may be incr…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VII: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia

Article L2727-1

…f public action, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable provisions In their wording L. 2711-1 to L. 2711-8

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Chapter VI: Provisions applicable in French Polynesia

Article L2726-1

…f public action, unless otherwise stated in the table below. Applicable provisions In their wording L. 2711-1 to L. 2711-8

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 2: Provisions applicable in the event of obstruction by the foreign national

Article L733-9

The liberty and custody judge, to whom a request has been made pursuant to articles L. 733-7 or L. 733-8, shall give a ruling within twenty-four hours.On pain of nullity, his decision shall state the…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Single chapter.

Article L1211-9

…e Conseil d'Etat : 1° The conditions under which doctors provide the information set out in Article L. 1211-3 ; 2° The terms and conditions of the treatment provided for in article L. 1211-4 ; 3° The…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter III: PROVISIONS SPECIFIC TO FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L733-5

…ons set out in II, the following are applicable by operation of law in French Polynesia: 1° Article L. 151-1 ; 2° Article L. 151-2 ; 3° Articles L. 151-3 to L. 151-7. II - For the application of I, de…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Chapter V: PROVISIONS APPLICABLE IN FRENCH POLYNESIA

Article L285-1

…applicability is mentioned in the table below. Articles applicable In their wording resulting from L. 200-2 L. 210-1 In Title II L. 231-1 to L. 237-1 In Title IV L. 251-1 to L. 251-6 L. 251-8 L. 261-…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 4: Cross-border transactions

Article L236-36

…tions laid down by decree in the Conseil d'Etat. Without prejudice to the last paragraph of Article L. 225-105 of this Code, the opinion of the social and economic committee consulted pursuant to Arti…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Criminal provisions.

Article L5524-2

For application in the Wallis and Futuna Islands:1° In Articles L. 5461-2, L. 5461-2-1, L. 5461-4, L. 5461-9, L. 5462-2 and L. 5462-8, the provisions relating to the use of the European database on me…

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