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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1734

…s right of disclosure or any behaviour that impedes disclosure will result in the application of a €10,000 fine. This fine applies to each request if all or some of the documents or information reques…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Conditions for admission to the profession.

Article R511-2-1

…he case may be, shall decide on an application for the authorisation provided for in Article L. 511-10 within six months of receipt.Where the application is incomplete, the AMF or the European Central…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 1: Fire and rescue service administrative board and fire and rescue service administrative and technical committee (R)

Article R1424-11

…e different colours and are clearly marked, on the one hand, with the pre-printed words: "1 vote", "10 votes", "100 votes", "1,000 votes" and "10,000 votes" and, on the other hand, with the lists of c…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
TITLE I: BUDGET AND ACCOUNTS

Article R2313-1

…n; 5° Outstanding debt/population; 6° Overall operating allocation/population. In municipalities of 10,000 inhabitants or more, this data also includes the following ratios: 7° Personnel expenditure/a…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: The High Council of Statutory Auditors

Article R821-2

…Appoints to posts, sets remuneration and compensation subject to the provisions of articles R. 821-10 and R. 821-13 ; for the application of the Labour Code, it exercises the powers of the company di…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Determination of taxable income

Article 73 E

I. - Notwithstanding the provisions of Article L. 323-13 of the French Rural and Maritime Fishing Code, the contribution of an asset by a farmer to a Groupement agricole d'exploitation en commun const…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article 142-5

Home detention with electronic surveillance may be ordered, ex officio or at the request of the person concerned, by the investigating judge or by the liberty and custody judge if the person under inv…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Operation

Article D211-39

The Board of Directors comprises :1° Seven representatives of the State:a) The Director of Sport and two other representatives of the Minister for Sport;b) A representative of the Minister for the Sea…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI bis: Protection of persons benefiting from exemptions or reductions in penalties for having prevented the commission of offences, for having stopped or mitigated the damage caused by an offence, or for having identified the perpetrators or accomplices of offences

Article 706-63-1

…ldren or direct ascendants, the penalties are increased to seven years' imprisonment and a fine of €100,000. The penalties are increased to ten years' imprisonment and a fine of €150,000 if the direct…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Disciplinary proceedings before the Enforcement Committee

Article R232-92-1

The accused party and the President of the French Anti-Doping Agency shall be informed of the identity of the members of the panel that will examine the case. A party wishing to challenge a member of…

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