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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Common provisions

Article L214-133

Notwithstanding the provisions of Titles II and III of Book II and Title II of Book VIII of the French Commercial Code : 1° The shares are fully paid up as soon as they are issued; 2° Any contribution…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Administrative penalties

Article L242-13

Any breach of the provisions of articles L. 221-18, L. 221-21 and L. 221-23 to L. 221-27 governing the conditions for exercising the consumer's right of withdrawal and its effects, is punishable by an…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 5: Provisions relating to the provision or delivery of information or documents on any durable medium other than paper

Article L311-13

The provisions of this section shall apply to the supply to customers, who are natural persons not acting for business purposes, of the products or services mentioned in Chapter I of Title II of Book…

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French Tourism CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Levy on casino gaming revenue.

Article L422-13

Public establishments for inter-communal cooperation with their own tax authority that exercise competence for tourism or the public establishments mentioned in articles L. 5211-21 and L. 5722-6 that…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Organisation of the commune

Article L2573-13

The articles L. 2132-1 to L. 2132-7 are applicable to the communes of French Polynesia.

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Use of the retirement account

Article L4163-13

Holders of the professional prevention account who decide, from the age stipulated in II of article L. 4163-7, to allocate points to the use mentioned in 3° of I of the same article benefit from the i…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L773-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in New Caledonia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the cond…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Institutions and services authorised to carry out banking transactions

Article L774-13

Article L. 518-1, in the version resulting fromOrder no. 2010-420 of 27 April 2010, is applicable in French Polynesia subject to the replacement of all occurrences of the words: "la Poste, under the c…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Section 3: Reception facilities

Article L551-13

Payment of the asylum seeker's allowance ends at the end of the month during which the applicant's right to remain on French territory ended under the conditions set out in articles L. 542-1 and L. 54…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE II: REAL ESTATE SUBJECT TO AN EXCLUSIVE RIGHT OF USE

Article L2421-13

Notwithstanding any legislative or regulatory provisions or any contractual stipulations, the extinction of the rights of use referred to in article L. 2421-1 puts an end, without prejudice to any rig…

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