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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI bis: Protection of persons benefiting from exemptions or reductions in penalties for having prevented the commission of offences, for having stopped or mitigated the damage caused by an offence, or for having identified the perpetrators or accomplices of offences

Article 706-63-2

…n appearance is likely to seriously endanger their life or physical integrity or that of their relatives, the trial court may, of its own motion or at the request of persons using an assumed identity…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXI bis: Protection of persons benefiting from exemptions or reductions in penalties for having prevented the commission of offences, for having stopped or mitigated the damage caused by an offence, or for having identified the perpetrators or accomplices of offences

Article 706-63-1

…rticle or revealing any element enabling his or her identification or whereabouts is punishable by five years' imprisonment and a fine of 75,000 euros. If the direct or indirect consequence of this di…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-1

…on to be carried out. On pain of nullity, the authorisation of the Public Prosecutor, which may be given by any means, shall be mentioned or placed in the case file and the acts authorised may not con…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-2

…isation, under the conditions and in accordance with the procedures laid down in Chapter V of Title IV of Book I of the Code of Criminal Procedure, of the public prosecutor of the judicial court withi…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-3

…the judicial court in whose jurisdiction the surveillance operations are likely to begin, ask any civil servant or public agent not to proceed with the control and questioning of these persons in ord…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-4

As part of an operation to monitor the routing or transport of objects, goods or products derived from the commission of a customs offence or used to commit a customs offence, where the prison sentenc…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 7: Special customs investigation procedures

Article 67 bis-5

…nd record, without the consent of the persons concerned, words spoken by one or more persons in a private or confidential capacity, in private or public places or vehicles, or the image of one or more…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 38 bis B

I. - Where credit institutions, finance companies or investment firms mentioned in article 38 bis A purchase or subscribe fixed-income securities for a price different from their redemption price, the…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Section 4: Controls on certain operations carried out within the European Community.

Article 65 A bis

…part of the premises used as a home, between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. or, outside these hours, when an activity is in progress.5° (repealed)6° The provisions of Title XII, with the exception of articles 410…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: General provisions.

Article R741-6 bis

…loyee, partner or holder of that office; the company in which he exercises or holds shares; -a relative or relative in the line of kin -a relative or ally in the direct line, whatever the degree, or i…

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