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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Special measures.

Article 20

1. In the cases listed in article 2 of law no. 83-1119 of 23 December 1983, the following may be decided, in accordance with the terms and conditions of application laid down by decree in the Conseil…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter III: Immunities, safeguards and obligations of customs officials.

Article 55 bis

…of the implementation of Regulation (EU) 2018/1672 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 23 October 2018 on controls of cash entering or leaving the Union and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-7

…tion for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, done at Montreal on 23 September 1971, may be prosecuted and tried under the conditions laid down in Article 689-1 any p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Jurisdiction of French courts

Article 689-6

…on for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Civil Aviation, signed in Montreal on 23 September 1971, and the Convention for the Suppression of Unlawful Acts Against International Civ…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 1: Decision by the commission imposing a personal recovery plan without compulsory liquidation

Article R741-1

…f law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986. It includes the information provided for in the penultimate paragraph of Article R…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Additional tax on certain registration duties

Article 1584 bis

…f Law no. 89-462 of 6 July 1989 aimed at improving rental relations and amending Law no. 86-1290 of 23 December 1986; b) Either the sale of one or more lots, following the co-ownership of a building d…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Equalisation allowance.

Article L3334-6

…fraction of the net proceeds of the value added tax provided for in C of V of Article 16 of Law no. 2019-1479 of 28 December 2019 on finance for 2020 collected by the département in the previous year;…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Assignment and pledging of trade receivables

Article L313-29-1

…cillary costs, interim financial costs and financing costs, is assigned pursuant to Articles L. 313-23 to L. 313-29 of this Code, the contract may stipulate that this assignment is subject to the acce…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Shareholders' meetings.

Article R225-81

…e conditions provided for in articles R. 225-71 to R. 225-74, R. 22-10-21, R. 22-10-22 and R. 22-10-23; 3° A summary of the company's situation during the past financial year; 4° A form requesting tha…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
III: Remuneration paid to managers and members of certain companies

Article 62

…in Article 3-IV of Decree no. 55-594 of 20 May 1955 as amended or in those provided for in Article 239 bis AA or in Article 239 bis AB; Managers of sociétés en commandite par actions; Name partners o…

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