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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
A: Authorisation for gendarmerie judicial police officers

Article R15-2-1

…vity may be authorised, under the conditions and according to the procedures set out in articles R. 15-2-2 to R. 15-2-6, to exercise the powers attached to this status for a period of five years from…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
B: Authorisation of national police judicial police officers

Article R15-6-1

…uring their active service may be authorised, under the terms and conditions set out in articles R. 15-6-2 to R. 15-6-6, to exercise the powers attached to this status for a period of five years from…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L785-1

…e: Articles applicable In the wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 Ju…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L783-1

…Applicable articles In their wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 Ju…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Regulations

Article L784-1

…e: Applicable articles In the wording resulting from L. 611-1, with the exception of 11 Order no. 2015-558 of 21 May 2015 L. 611-1-1 Law 2013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 611-1-2 Order no. 2009-866 of 15 Ju…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Other powers

Article L785-9

…Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 L. 621-19 Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 621-20 law no. 2005-1564 of 15 December 2005 L. 621-20-1 order no. 2007-544 of 12 April 2007 L. 621-20-3 Order no. 2013-…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 1: Environment.

Article L4424-35

…the policies defined by the territorial authority. The staff of the regional nature park services remain governed by the statutes applicable to them on 2 April 1992, the date of entry into force of lo…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1: Direct taxes and assimilated taxes. Income tax. Corporation tax. Duties and penalties

Article 1663 C

…tax authorities under the conditions set out in Article 204 E is paid in twelfths no later than the 15th of each month of the year, in accordance with the procedures set out in Article 1680 A. 2. At t…

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

Article L754-2

…013-672 of 26 July 2013 L. 312-1-1 Act no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019 L. 312-1-2 order no. 2009-866 of 15 July 2009 L. 312-1-3 order no. 2016-1808 of 22 December 2016 L. 312-1-4 law no. 2015-177 of 16 Fe…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Subsection 6 : Exceptional aid to compensate for the loss of turnover due to the ban on the sale and consumption of food and drink in cinemas

Article 919-100

The granting of the exceptional aid is subject to the provisions of national framework scheme no. SA.100959 authorised by the European Commission by decisions of 20 December 2021 C(2021)9880, 16 March…

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