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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Medical devices and other products and articles regulated in the interests of public health.

Article L5522-1

…Part shall apply to Wallis and Futuna, subject to the adaptations defined in this chapter.Articles L. 5211-1 to L. 5211-3-2, L. 5211-6, L. 5212-1, L. 5212-2, L. 5212-2-1, L. 5212-3, L. 5213-1 to L. 5…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 6: Dissolution

Article L5212-34

…department(s) concerned after receiving the opinion of the municipal councils of the member communes.This opinion is deemed favourable if it has not been given at the end of a period of three months…

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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Chapter I: Trade secrets

Article L621-1

The penalties for violating trade secrets are set out in Article L. 1227-1 of the Labour Code, reproduced below: "Art. L. 1227-1- The fact of a director or an employee revealing or attempting to revea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title VI : CONDITIONS OF APPLICATION IN THE OVERSEAS OF THE PROVISIONS OF BOOK IV RELATING TO MARKETS

Article L761-1

…No 909/2014 of 23 July 2014 and No 2022/858 of 30 May 2022 are replaced by references to Articles L. 712-7 and L. 712-9.

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Openings, mutations and transfers.

Article L3332-5

Articles L. 3332-3 to L. 3332-4-1 are not applicable in the départements of Haut-Rhin, Bas-Rhin and Moselle. In these departments, article 33 of the local professional code of 26 July 1900 remains in…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Financial conglomerates

Article L517-9

…ntrôle prudentiel et de résolution are subject to the provisions of the second paragraph of Article L. 511-13 and to the provisions of Articles L. 511-33 to L. 511-38 and L. 511-41 . They also ensure…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Limitation periods in matters of medical liability

Article L1142-28

…ion for Medical Accidents, Iatrogenic Diseases and Nosocomial Infections) pursuant to II of article L. 1142-1 and Articles L. 1142-24-9, L. 1221-14, L. 3111-9, L. 3122-1 and L. 3131-4 shall be barred…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article L771-3

For the application of Article L. 771-2: 1° Shall not apply: a) The last paragraph of Article L. 711-3 ; b) The 3rd and last paragraphs of article L. 711-4 ; c) The second paragraph of Article L. 732-…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Specialised professional funds

Article L214-156

…ific to this specialised professional fund, the conditions under which it may derogate from Article L. 214-24-55, as well as the minimum frequency and the conditions for determining the net asset valu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Banking, payment services and electronic money

Article L752-2

…ted in the right-hand column of the same table: Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 312-1 Law no. 2021-1774 of 24 December 2021 L. 312-1-1 A and L. 312-1-1 B Law no. 2013-672 of 26…

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