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French Customs CodeIn force
Chapter II: Recording of offences.

Article 456

…e bound by professional secrecy and liable to the penalties provided for in Articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the French Criminal Code. However, when legal proceedings have been initiated on the basis of…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 3: Mediation

Article L1143-7

…mediator is chosen by the judge from a list drawn up by order of the Minister for Health. The judge may decide that the mediator shall be assisted by a mediation committee composed, under the chairman…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1: Provisions common to transferable securities

Article L228-3-4

…bound by professional secrecy under the conditions and penalties set out in articles 226-13 and 226-14 of the Penal Code. Professional secrecy may not be invoked against the judicial authorities or th…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: Regulations

Article L611-2

…f the provisions of 1 of Article L. 611-1 and without prejudice to the provisions of Article L. 233-14 of the Commercial Code, the public prosecutor, the Autorité de contrôle prudentiel et de résoluti…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Subsection 1: Mandate

Article L722-15

…2-3, or to perform the duties of a juge-commissaire under the conditions provided by article L. 722-14, the first president of the court of appeal, at the request of the public prosecutor, may decide…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Chapter I: Conditional tax benefits attached to donations

Article 1378 nonies

…ission nationale des comptes de campagne et des financements politiques instituted in Article L. 52-14 of the Electoral Code finds that a political party or grouping is in breach of the obligations se…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Chapter I: SPECIAL PROVISIONS FOR SAINT-BARTHÉLEMY, SAINT-MARTIN AND SAINT-PIERRE-ET-MIQUELON

Article L731-1

…titut d'émission des départements d'outre-mer the information it holds, pursuant to Articles L. 721-14 and L. 721-24, enabling it to identify all accounts opened by the natural or legal persons mentio…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Paragraph 6: Other tourist accommodation

Article R1331-65

Tourist accommodation not mentioned in 5° of article R. 1331-14 may be made available to visiting customers who do not elect domicile there and who are staying there on a daily, weekly or monthly rent…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Monitoring of operations (R).

Article R2213-44

…s and regulations, in particular public health measures, the officials mentioned in article L. 2213-14 assist with the operations following the death listed in article R. 2213-45. Under the authority…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 4: Provisions applicable in the event of consignment and automated checks

Article A37-12

In the case provided for by Article R. 49-14, the deposit may be paid either by cheque made payable to the Public Treasury, or by automated remote payment or dematerialised stamp. In the case provided…

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