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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter IV: Common provisions

Article A814-7

…disciplinary commission draws up a list of sociétés de participations financières de professions libérales d'administrateurs judiciaires ou de mandataires judiciaires which mentions the following inf…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Withdrawal of authorisation and deregistration of investment firms

Article L532-6

…lution may withdraw the authorisation of an investment firm at the request of the firm. It may also be decided ex officio by the AMF in the following cases: 1° The investment firm has obtained authori…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter 1: Direct taxes and similar levies

Article 1599 ter A

I. - A tax is established, known as the apprenticeship tax, the proceeds of which promote equal access to apprenticeship and contribute to the financing of actions aimed at developing apprenticeship u…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 4: European Union regulations constituting implementing measures for article L. 412-1

Article R412-30

…nded Regulation (EC) No 1760/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 17 July 2000 establishing a system for the identification and registration of bovine animals and regarding the labell…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title IX: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article R595-3

For the application of this book to French Polynesia: 1° With the exception of Article R. 561-11, the words: "in France" are replaced by the words: "in French Polynesia" and the words: "of France" by…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

The procedure applicable to the investigation, prosecution, trial and judgment of the following crimes and offences is that provided for by this Code, subject to the provisions of this Title: 1° Crime…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

I.-At the written request of the public prosecutor, in the places and for the period of time that this magistrate determines and which may not exceed twenty-four hours, renewable by express decision a…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

I. - The obligations laid down by the provisions of Chapters I and II of this Title, the European provisions directly applicable in terms of the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing,…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section VI: Forward financial instruments of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-49

…tions in the following cases: a) To sell an option previously acquired within the framework defined by Articles R. 332-45 to R. 332-48; b) Sell an option when the insurance undertaking simultaneously…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 4: Group governance system

Article R356-41

…ency requirement, taking into account the specific risk profile, approved risk tolerance limits and business strategy of the group; b) Ongoing compliance with capital requirements at group level; c) T…

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