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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 3: Miscellaneous provisions

Article R123-226

When the validations mentioned in sub-section 2 of section 4 of this chapter result in changes to the identification information listed in article R. 123-222, this information is sent to the National…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 1: Provisions common to all financing bodies

Article R214-225

…hase agreements or any other transaction involving the temporary purchase and sale of securities, subject to the following three conditions: 1° These transactions are carried out with a finance compan…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book IV: Some special procedures

Article R53-20

Where it has not been taken in the course of the investigation, enquiry or trial proceedings, the sample shall be taken, on the instructions of the public prosecutor or the public prosecutor and in ac…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 2: House arrest with electronic surveillance

Article D32-20

…e provisions of articles 141-2 and 142-8, if the person under investigation voluntarily evades the obligations of house arrest with electronic surveillance, the investigating judge may issue a warrant…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 4: Dormant accounts

Article L312-20

…d of ten years from the date of the last transaction, excluding the recording of interest and the debiting by the institution holding the account of fees and commissions of all kinds or the payment of…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Calculation of tax

Article 220 quinquies

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter II: Tax on the profits of companies and other legal entities

Article 220 T

The tax credit defined in article 220 sexdecies is deducted from the corporation tax due by the company for the financial year during which the expenses defined in III of the same article 220 sexdecie…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 4: Common provisions

Article 712-22

…convicted person, relieve him or her in whole or in part, including as regards duration, of a prohibition resulting ipso jure from a criminal conviction or imposed as an additional penalty, either fr…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 6: Participation of midwives in medically assisted procreation activities

Article D4151-22

…ry stage of the medically assisted reproduction procedure, in conjunction with the centre's doctors.Before and during the implementation of this procedure, the midwives may carry out the following act…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Statutory audit.

Article L823-20

…t admitted to trading on a regulated market and which have issued, continuously or repeatedly, only bond securities, provided that the total nominal amount of these securities remains below €100 milli…

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