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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Title XXV: Procedure applicable to organised crime and delinquency and to felonies

Article 706-73

…murder committed in an organised gang provided for by 8° of Article 221-4 of the Criminal Code; 1° bis Crime of murder committed in concurrence, within the meaning of Article 132-2 of the Criminal Co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2-2

…esponsibility, the judicial police officers and deputy judicial police officers mentioned in 1°, 1° bis and 1° ter of Article 21 of this Code, may carry out the identity checks provided for in the sev…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section VI: Assessment of tax

Article 221

…itions set out in 1 and 3 of Article 201.The same applies, subject to the provisions of Article 221 bis, where the companies or bodies referred to in Articles 206 to 208 quinquies, 239, 239 bis AA and…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: General provisions

Article L561-36-2

…he Autorité Nationale des Jeux (French Gaming Authority) with regard to the persons mentioned in 9° bis of Article L. 561-2.This control is carried out under the conditions set out in Article 42 of La…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Local investment funds

Article L214-31

…ragraph of this I, and of 1°, 2°, 4°, 5° and 6° ;4° a) Comply with the conditions defined in c of 1 bis of I of Article 885-0 V bis of the French General Tax Code as it stood on 31 December 2017, subj…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
1c: Levy on dividends

Article 117 quater

…hin the meaning of article 4 B who benefit from distributed income mentioned in articles 108 to 117 bis and 120 to 123 bis are subject to a levy at the rate of 12.8% .For the calculation of this levy,…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
C: Temporary exemptions

Article 1395 G

…ir own tax system may, by a decision taken under the conditions provided for in I of article 1639 A bis, exempt from property tax on undeveloped properties, for a period of five years, undeveloped pro…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Ia: Business value added tax

Article 1586 quater

…application of this article, turnover means the turnover mentioned in 1 of II of article 1586 ter.I bis. - When a company, regardless of its income tax regime, the place of establishment, the composit…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Status and purpose

Article L513-2

I. - Sociétés de crédit foncier are specialised credit institutions whose exclusive purpose is to:1° To grant or acquire guaranteed loans, exposures to public entities and securities, deposits and exp…

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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter IV: Penalties.

Article 459

…ual to at least the amount and at most twice the sum involved in the offence or attempted offence.1 bis. The same penalties shall apply to any person who contravenes or attempts to contravene the meas…

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