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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title IV: Common provisions

Article R40-47

…police agents of the national gendarmerie and police respectively mentioned in 2° to 4° of Article 16 and in article 20, customs and tax officials authorised to carry out judicial investigations, res…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article R511-2-1-1

…ll the undertakings included in the same scope of consolidation within the meaning ofarticle L. 233-16 of the Commercial Code when the organisation of the treasury of these undertakings is established…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-7

…5 of 1 of Article 3 of Regulation (EU) No 596/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 April 2014 on market abuse and the rules of conduct applicable to natural persons under their aut…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
II: Income tax

Article 199 undecies C

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Scope of application

Article 256 C

…vernance of a joint social protection group under the conditions set out in the agreement of 8 July 2009 on the governance of joint social protection groups, and associations and economic interest gro…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-9

…imum charge of 20 numbers From 2 to 20 issues: €10.60 Over 20:€0.53 per issue From 2 to 20 issues: €16 Over 20: €0.80per issue MA 02 MA 04MA 06MA 08MA 10 Identification of a subscriber based on their…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1e: Taxpayers carrying on their professional activity within the framework of a partnership

Article 151 nonies

I. - Where a taxpayer carries on his professional activity within the framework of a company whose profits are, pursuant to the articles 8 and 8 ter, subject in his name to income tax in the category…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17 (art. A211-3)

TITLE I ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL ROLLS I-1. The Managing Director of the Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance shall draw up the list of voters and eligible persons for eac…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17-0 (A211-42)

Title I ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL ROLLS I-1. The Director of the Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques shall draw up the list of voters and eligible persons for each college in accordance…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: Common provisions

Article 1727

I. - Any tax claim, the establishment or collection of which is the responsibility of the tax authorities, which has not been paid within the legal time limit shall give rise to the payment of late pa…

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