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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 3 : Assignment of civil servants from the corps d'encadrement et d'application de la police nationale with the status of judicial police officer to the departments referred to in article 16 (4°)

Article A34

…gned to one of the departments or to one of the categories of departments defined in articles R. 15-18 to R. 15-26-1 and listed below:1° Services whose territorial jurisdiction covers the entire natio…

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

Article D54-10-7

…products that have been evaluated and certified under the conditions set out in Decree 2002-535 of 18 April 2002 on the evaluation and certification of the security offered by information technology…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 1: Health checks at borders

Article R3115-3-1

…at home or in any other suitable accommodation, in particular those mentioned in Articles D. 3115-18 and D. 3115-19. II. - The Prefect prescribes the measures mentioned in 1° of I, by a reasoned ord…

AI translation · Updated 4 Nov 2023Open Article
French General Tax CodeIn force
15° bis : Tax reduction for loans taken out to take over a business

Article 199 terdecies-0 B

…mall and medium-sized enterprise within the meaning of Annex I to Commission Regulation (EU) No 651/2014 of 17 June 2014 declaring certain categories of aid compatible with the internal market in appl…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Sub-section 2: Etablissements publics de coopération intercommunale dotés d'une fiscalité propre.

Article L5211-28-4

…nies C of the General Tax Code is a signatory to a city contract as defined in article 6 of law no. 2014-173 of 21 February 2014 on programming for cities and urban cohesion, it must, by deliberation,…

AI translation · Updated 7 Nov 2023Open Article
French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L613-34

…he Single Resolution Board where they fall within its competence pursuant to Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014.IV-Credit institutions and invest…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Common provisions

Article L312-16

…of Article L. 312-8-1 intended for the Single Resolution Fund established by Regulation (EU) No 806/2014 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 July 2014 ;9° The conditions under which br…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Transfer of powers.

Article L5215-22

…mber of seats. The statutes of the unions concerned existing on the date of promulgation of Law no. 2014-58 of 27 January 2014 on the modernisation of territorial public action and the affirmation of…

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French Public procurement codeIn force
Section 2: Adaptation provisions

Article L2681-4

…ties or entities in the fields of defence and security, and amending Directives 2004/17/EC and 2004/18/EC," are deleted; 4° In Article L. 2341-1, the references to articles 1741 to 1743, 1746 and 1747…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Special provisions for legal entities.

Article L4741-11

…pted by the court under the third paragraph within the time limits set shall be liable to a fine of 18,000 euros and the penalties provided for in article L. 4741-14.

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