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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter III: Financial penalties imposed by the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs

Article L5473-1

I.-Within the area of competence determined in II of articles L. 5211-2 and L. 5221-2, the administrative authority responsible for competition and consumer affairs mentioned in article L. 522-1 of th…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section II: Special regulations concerning certain assets of insurance undertakings.

Article R332-14-2

…es issued by, local authorities or public establishments of Member States of the European Union; 1° ter Claims on, or debt securities issued by, sole proprietorships with an SIREN number or legal enti…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Scope of the tax

Article 206

1. Subject to the provisions of Articles 8 ter, 239 bis AA, 239 bis AB and 1655 ter, sociétés anonymes, sociétés en commandite par actions, sociétés à responsabilité limitée that have not opted for th…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Criminal provisions

Article L425-9-1

…ed by the list mentioned in the last paragraph of article L. 425-1-1, for which Appendix 1 to the International Convention against Doping in Sport, adopted in Paris on 19 October 2005, only provides f…

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

Article 237 septies

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French Commercial codeIn force
TITLE IV: Transparency, restrictive competition practices and other prohibited practices.

Article L443-5

…a natural person and up to €375,000 for a legal entity. The maximum fine incurred is increased to €150,000 for a natural person and €750,000 for a legal entity if the breach is repeated within two ye…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Determining taxable income

Article 32

1. Notwithstanding the provisions of

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 nonies: Businesses located in business tax-free zones in overseas departments

Article 44 quaterdecies

…either to a real taxation system or to one of the systems defined in Articles 50-0 , 64 bis and 102 ter;The conditions provided for in 1° and 2° are assessed at the close of each financial year in res…

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French Customs CodeIn force
D. - Claiming seized objects.

Article 376

…of any costs incurred by the administration to ensure the custody and preservation of the goods. 1 ter. By way of derogation from 1a, no release is proposed when the fraud goods or goods used to conc…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Customer due diligence obligations

Article L561-12

…n Article L. 561-2 shall keep, for a period of five years from the closure of their accounts or the termination of their relations with them, the documents and information, in whatever medium, relatin…

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