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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1840 W ter

1. Inaccuracies in the declarations provided for in 4° of article 1605 bis will result in a fine of €150. 2. Omissions or inaccuracies in the declarations provided for in 5° and 6° of Article 1605 ter…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Paragraph 2: Urban solidarity and social cohesion grant.

Article L2334-18-3

…and social cohesion grant, it receives, by way of guarantee, a grant equal to 90% in 2017,75% in 2018 and 50% in 2019 of the amount received in 2016. The sums required are taken from the appropriatio…

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French Code of civil procedureIn force
Sub-section I: Guardianship and succession matters.

Article ANNEXE, art. 18

Only the following decisions are open to immediate appeal: - rejecting a request to be relieved of the duties of guardian, subrogated guardian or curator; - relieving a guardian, subrogated guardian o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-2

I. - The transactions referred to in Article 19 of the same Regulation shall be communicated by the persons referred to in a to c to the Autorité des marchés financiers and made public by the latter,…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 7: Other powers

Article L621-18-6

The Autorité des marchés financiers is responsible for applying the provisions of Articles 4, 5, 9 and 10 of Regulation (EU) No 648/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 4 July 2012 on…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Limited liability companies.

Article R223-18-2

The reports mentioned in article L. 223-26-1 shall be made available to the public on the company's website within eight months of the end of the financial year and for a period of five years.

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French Commercial codeIn force
Paragraph 3: Qualifications required.

Article R321-18-1

…he regulations, practice and ethics of auction sales. This training is organised by the Conseil des maisons de vente after receiving the opinion of the Conseil supérieur du notariat. Assistant notarie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Obligations incumbent on the person entered in the file

Article R53-8-18

If the person resides abroad, proof of address must be provided by registered letter with acknowledgement of receipt sent to the department managing the file. The supporting documents must then be acc…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XX: National automated genetic fingerprint database and central biological sample preservation service

Article R53-18-1

The collection, modification, consultation, communication, including transfers, and deletion of personal data and information are recorded. Recorded consultation and communication operations establish…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Right of access and request for rectification or deletion

Article R53-21-18

If the requests provided for in Article R. 53-21-11, the public prosecutor shall inform the register management department, which shall immediately rectify or delete the data, depending on the case. I…

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