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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
CHAPTER V: Endowments, grants and miscellaneous funds

Article R2335-14

Distributors are required to pay the Treasury the amount of the fees in the month following their collection from users or, where there is no collection, in January for the previous year. In the absen…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter II: General conditions of detention

Article D147-14

…if, as a result of the pre-trial detention served by the convicted person, and the total sentence reductions that may be granted in accordance with the provisions of Article 723-18, there is no remain…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Provisions relating to the official statement of offence, the notice of offence and the payment card for forfeited offences

Article A37-14

…the official report on the notice of offence form provided for in the previous article shall reproduce the information required by Article A. 37-10 and the third paragraph of

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Book V: Enforcement procedures

Article A43-14

Where this person has been unable to carry out his duties due to the minor's failure to do so, he shall be awarded compensation of 10 euros in the case of a natural person and 20 euros in the case of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Operations.

Article D514-14

…splay at sales held on its behalf assets other than those pledged to it in accordance with the procedures set out in this section. It is obliged to inform borrowers of any surplus of the proceeds of t…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 1: Approval and authorisation

Article R532-14

Where the applicant is a direct or indirect subsidiary of an investment firm or credit institution that does not have its registered office in France, it is also required to provide precise informatio…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Provisions relating to investment service providers other than portfolio management companies

Article D533-14

Investment service providers other than portfolio management companies may, on their own initiative or at the request of a client, treat as a professional or non-professional client, either generally…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter II: The Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution

Article R612-14

The costs of resources and services, other than those provided directly by a supplier, provided by the Banque de France to the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résolution, and charged to the latt…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Single chapter: The Autorité des marchés financiers

Article R621-14

The Autorité des marchés financiers shall have an accounting officer appointed by order of the Minister responsible for the budget.The accounting officer shall be responsible for keeping the accounts…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Institut d'émission d'outre-mer (IEOM)

Article R721-14

The Institut d'émission d'outre-mer has a capital endowment which is set by joint order of the Minister for the Economy and the Minister for Overseas France.The incorporation of reserves into the capi…

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