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French Intellectual Property CodeIn force
Subsection 4: Fees

Article D623-30-1

The scale of fees for services rendered provided for in the first paragraph of Article L. 623-16 is set by order of the ministers responsible for the budget and agriculture. This scale determines the…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1a: On the transmission and enforcement of confiscation orders pursuant to Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders

Article 713-35-1

For the application of Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 14 November 2018 on the mutual recognition of freezing orders and confiscation orders, the competent a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2: Determination of taxable profits

Article 39 decies F

I.-Building and public works companies, companies producing solid mineral substances, airport operators and ski lift and ski area operators subject to corporation tax or income tax under an actual sys…

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French Civil CodeIn force
Section 2-1: Judicial measures to help manage the family budget

Article 375-9-1

…de l'action sociale et des familles are not used for needs relating to housing, the upkeep, health and education of children and that one of the home help services provided for in article

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-30

For the application of articles 696-108 and 696-111, the offences committed after 20 November 2017 falling within the jurisdiction of the European Public Prosecutor's Office and for which the alerts p…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-32

Where the offence relates to value added tax, the offences mentioned in I of Article D. 47-1-31 only if the following conditions are met:

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-37

The alerts provided for in articles D. 47-1-35 and D. 47-1-36 include at least the following elements: 1° A description of the facts, including an assessment of the damage caused or likely to be cause…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-33

The offence of criminal conspiracy provided for in Article 450-1 of the Criminal Code must be reported when it is aimed at the preparation and commission of the offences provided for in Articles D. 47…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-36

The Financial Public Prosecutor referred to in Article 705 and the public prosecutors with territorial jurisdiction in the inter-regional courts specialising in economic and financial matters provided…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Obligations to report to the Deputy European Public Prosecutor

Article D47-1-34

A report must be made of offences related to the offences provided for in articles D. 47-1-31 to D. 47-1-32 when they are inextricably linked to these offences.

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