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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 1: Jurisdiction

Article 706-172

In the cases provided for by articles 706-169 à 706-171, the committal order or arrest warrant remains enforceable; the acts of prosecution or investigation and the formalities carried out before the…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXVII: Tax credit for organic farming

Article 244 quater L

I. - Agricultural businesses benefit from a tax credit in respect of each of the years 2011 to 2025 during which at least 40% of their revenue comes from activities mentioned in Article 63 under the o…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 4: Operating rules

Article L214-24-53

…pendence required for the proper performance of the statutory auditor's duties are not met, the AMF may ask the competent court to relieve the statutory auditor of his duties in accordance with the pr…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Other securities giving or which may give access to capital or voting rights

Article L212-7

…es giving access to the capital and the holders of these securities are set out in Articles L. 228-91 to L. 228-106 of the French Commercial Code relating to securities giving access to the capital.

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 1: Application for authorisation

Article A212-7-3-2

Applicants may provide any additional information to support their application.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
XXXI : Family tax credit

Article 244 quater F

I. - 1. Companies taxed on the basis of their actual profits may benefit from a tax credit equal to 50% of expenditure intended to finance the creation and operation of establishments mentioned in the…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to investment services providers other than portfolio management companies relating to the provision of direct electronic access to a trading venue

Article L533-10-8

…ortfolio management companies that provide persons with direct electronic access to a trading venue:1° Have effective systems and controls ensuring that:a) The suitability of persons using the service…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter I: Simple suspension

Article 735-1

…he criminal court of a Member State of the European Union, the revocation of the suspended sentence may only be ordered by the criminal court ruling at the request of the public prosecutor, in accorda…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 6: Placement under electronic surveillance

Article 723-7-1

Where the provisions of Article 132-26 du code pénal, the sentence enforcement judge shall determine the terms and conditions for the implementation of home detention under electronic surveillance by…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: General rules governing general-purpose investment funds

Article L214-24-26

I. - A general-purpose investment fund may have one or more sub-funds if its articles of association or fund rules so provide. Each sub-fund shall give rise to the issue of a class of units or shares…

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