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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Provisions concerning monitoring, controls and investigations

Article L632-11-3

Notwithstanding Act 68-678 of 26 July 1968 on the disclosure of economic, commercial, industrial, financial or technical documents and information to foreign natural or legal persons, the Autorité de…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Title IV: Clearing houses

Article D440-3

…ecember 2012 ; insurance or reinsurance undertakings authorised in accordance with Directive 2009/138/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 November 2009 on the taking-up and pursuit…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 6: Right of withdrawal applicable to distance and off-premises contracts

Article L221-26-1

…other than personal data for which he complies with the obligations resulting from Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016, which has been provided or…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Flagrant crimes and offences

Article 60-2

…ith the exception of those referred to in d of 2 of Article 9 of the aforementioned Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of 27 April 2016 and in 2° of article 80 of law no. 78-17 of 6 January 1978 relating to inf…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Registration

Article A822-2

The certificate of aptitude provided for in Article R. 822-2 is organised each year. Candidates under Article R. 822-2 must submit their application, together with all official documents proving their…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title II: Provisions applicable in New Caledonia, French Polynesia and the Wallis and Futuna Islands

Article R328

For the application of article R. 140, the formula: "I = 40 + (S x 8)" is replaced by the formula: "I = 10.52 euros (1,260 F CFP) + (S x 8)".

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V : Value added tax compensation fund

Article L1615-5

As from 1 January 1980, sums paid for the reimbursement of value added tax paid on their investment expenditure by the Value Added Tax Compensation Fund are entered in the investment section of the bu…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Powers

Article L621-9

…blic offers of mutualist certificates referred to in the first paragraph of II of Article L. 322-26-8 of the Insurance Code provided that these offers to the public are not offers referred to in 1° of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
B: Tax penalties

Article 1731

1. Gives rise to the application of a 5% surcharge for any delay in the payment of sums that must be paid to the tax administration accountants in respect of taxes other than those mentioned in Articl…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: French overseas departments note-issuing bank (IEDOM)

Article R721-11

In Saint-Barthélemy, Saint-Martin and Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, credit institutions shall declare the opening, closure or modification of accounts on which cheques may be drawn and the opening, closur…

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