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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-46

…6-96 as well as related information, where applicable transcribed in accordance with Article 706-98-15; i) Any recorded sound element likely to help establish the truth; j) Voiceprints (template) crea…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Obligations relating to the fight against money laundering and terrorist financing

Article R561-57

…ons individually designated and specially empowered by the National Bar Council pursuant to Article 156 of Decree No. 91-1197 of 27 November 1991 organising the legal profession; 8° Inspecting notarie…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Annexes Part A Book VIII

Article Annexe 8-4

…20 October at the latest. Applications are individual. No earlier than 5 November and no later than 15 November, the guarantee fund shall notify each judicial administrator and each judicial represent…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter I: Medical professions

Article R4421-1-1

…13Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-14Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-15Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-16Decree no. 2019-1286 of 3 December 2019 R. 4126-…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article R6133-1

…permanent care provided by self-employed doctors under the second paragraph of article L. 6133-6 ; 15° The rules for joining, withdrawing and excluding members, as well as the procedures for hearing…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article L621-5-3

…to L. 551-5, the fee payable, set by decree, is greater than 6,000 euros and less than or equal to 15,000 euros; 6° When an issuer submits an information document on a public offering of tokens requi…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter X: Digital asset service providers

Article L54-10-5

…ompliance with the obligations set out in Articles L. 561-4-1 to L. 561-5-1, L. 561-10-2 and L. 561-15 and the regulations adopted for their application, as well as Chapter II of Title VI of this Book…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 2: Certification of accounts

Article A823-18

…and that the financial statements do not provide relevant information on this material uncertainty. 15. Where the accounts are prepared on a going concern basis, but the statutory auditor is of the op…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2b: Companies located in urban tax-free zones - entrepreneurial areas

Article 44 octies A

…franches urbaines-territoires entrepreneurs defined in the B du 3 de l'article 42 de la loi n° 95-115 of 4 February 1995 on regional planning and development are exempt from income tax or corporation…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Income tax and corporation tax

Article 244 quater X

…The benefit of the tax credit provided for in I is subject to compliance with Commission Decision 2012/21/EU of 20 December 2011 on the application of Article 106(2) of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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