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

Article R15-6-4

The Attorney General grants or refuses authorisation by decree to effectively exercise the powers attached to the status of judicial police officer.The authorisation is valid for the entire period of…

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

Article R15-3

The national police officers referred to in 3° of Article 16 may only be authorised to effectively exercise the powers attached to their status as judicial police officers when they are assigned to a…

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

Article R15-6-6

Decisions to refuse, suspend or withdraw the authorisation referred to in articles R. 15-6-4 and R. 15-6-5 may be appealed under the conditions set out in Articles 16-1 à 16-3.

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing the composition of the assets and liabilities of the financing body

Article D214-219

The receivables referred to in a of 1° and b of 2° of Article R. 214-218 eligible for inclusion in the assets of a financing institution are : 1° Receivables arising either from a transaction that has…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1639 A bis

I. - Deliberations by local authorities and competent bodies relating to direct local taxation, other than those setting either the rates or the products of taxation, and other than those instituting…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 2: Recovery.

Article 345-0 bis

The fines, penalties and forfeitures in value provided for by the codes, laws and regulations that the customs administration is responsible for enforcing when they are handed down by a court are reco…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section I: General provisions

Article 1636 B decies

I. - The communes that are members of a public establishment for inter-communal cooperation subject to article 1609 nonies C vote on the rate of council tax on second homes and other furnished premise…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-16

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-14

In the month following the expiry of the fifteen-day period provided for in Article R. 40-12 or the last paragraph of article R. 40-13, the chairman of the committee shall appoint a rapporteur from am…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
c: Other procedural acts

Article R40-15

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