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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Mandates and their execution

Article 122

The examining magistrate may, depending on the case, issue a warrant for search, appearance, bringing in or arrest. The liberty and custody judge may issue a committal order. A search warrant may be i…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2a: Special provisions for certain new companies

Article 44 sexies-0 A

…innovative companies carrying out research and development projects;b. Or it is managed or at least 10% directly owned, alone or jointly, by students, persons who have held a degree conferring the gra…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2 bis: Withholding of income tax at source

Article 119 ter

…d directly, uninterruptedly for two years or more and in full ownership or bare ownership, at least 10% of the capital of the legal entity distributing the dividends, or undertake to hold this holding…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Other authorised agents

Article L511-22

…elds of conformity and safety of pleasure craft and their parts and equipment parts and components; 10° The agents mentioned in 2° of II of Article L. 172-1 of the Environment Code; 11° The agents men…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
D: Special schemes and exemptions

Article 796

…their mission or of injuries received in the same circumstances, cited to the order of the Nation ;10° Customs officers who died in the performance of their duties or injuries received in the same ci…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
3: Withholding tax on salaries, pensions and annuities free of charge

Article 1671

…strument relating to mutual assistance similar in scope to that provided for in Council Directive 2010/24/EU of 16 March 2010 on mutual assistance for the recovery of claims relating to taxes, taxes,…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 2: Expenditure chargeable to the balance of the apprenticeship tax

Article L6241-5

…r services mentioned in 5° of I of article L. 312-1 of the Code de l'Action Sociale et des Familles;10° Experimental establishments or services for disabled young people or young people with adjustmen…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Vigilance.

Article R1123-46

…he information relating to the products, procedures performed and methods used during the research; 10° For research involving the products mentioned in I of Article R. 1211-29, with the exception of…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Registrations and amending registrations carried out ex officio

Article R123-298

…e administrator's powers; e) Ordering the partial cessation of business pursuant to articles L. 622-10 or L. 631-15;f) Adopting the safeguard or recovery plan, with an indication of the name of the co…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Obligations of the payer's payment service provider

Article L722-9

…obtained from a reliable and independent source. IV.The verification obligations referred to in II may be deemed to have been fulfilled if one of the following conditions is met: 1° The identity of a…

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