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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 8: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering, terrorist financing, the freezing of assets and prohibited lotteries and games

Article L774-42

I.-Pursuant to Article 7(8) of Organic Law No. 2004-192 of 27 February 2004, subject to the adaptation provisions set out in II, III and IV, the following shall apply ipso jure in French Polynesia: 1°…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Chapter II: Agreements to prevent the effects of exposure to certain occupational risk factors

Article L4162-4

I.- Failure to comply with the obligations set out in articles L. 4162-1 to L. 4162-3 will result in a penalty payable by the employer. II-The amount of this penalty, set by decree by the Conseil d'Et…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1a: Contracts Committee

Article L2315-44-4

The Contracts Committee draws up an annual activity report, which is appended to the report referred to in Article L. 2315-69.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-46

The employer shall notify the administrative authority of any plan to make redundancies for economic reasons affecting at least ten employees within the same thirty-day period. Where the company has s…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-49

When the company does not have a social and economic committee and is required to draw up a job protection plan, this plan and the information intended for the staff representatives mentioned in artic…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Informing the administrative authority.

Article L1233-48

All the information provided to the employee representatives when they are called to the meetings provided for in Articles L. 1233-29 and L. 1233-30 is sent simultaneously to the administrative author…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter II: Organisation and operation.

Article L722-4

When a commercial court cannot be constituted or rule, the court of appeal, seised at the request of the public prosecutor, shall designate, if the provisions of Articles L. 722-13 and L. 722-15, the…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 1: Common principles

Article L6323-4

I.-The rights registered on the personal training account enable its holder to finance training that is eligible for the account, within the meaning of articles L. 6323-6, L. 6323-21, L. 6323-31 and L…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter III: Opposition to cold calling

Article L223-4

The Minister responsible for the economy shall designate by order the body responsible for managing the telephone cold calling list, after competitive tendering, for a period set by regulation. The bo…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter II: Law applicable to contracts

Article L232-4

Where the parties have chosen the law of a State which is not a member of the European Union to govern the contract, the court before which that law is invoked is obliged to set aside its application…

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