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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 6: Data retention and penalties

Article L722-17

Failure to comply with the information requirements set out in Articles L. 722-9 to L. 722-16 may be subject to administrative police measures or penalties under the conditions set out in Article L. 5…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 5: Penalties for non-compliance with the obligation to declare and provide information

Article L7122-17

…of the social security bodies are authorised to record the offences referred to in article L. 7122-16.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4: Opposition to duty and obstacles to tax control

Article 1735 quater

…ds or documents on a computer medium, to their reading or seizure, referred to in IVa of Article L. 16 B and to 4 and 4 bis of Article L. 38 of the Book of Tax Procedures entails the application of a…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section II: Special provisions

Article 1640 F

For the application of 1 of I of Article 1636 B sexies to the City of Paris, the reference rate of property tax on built-up properties relating to 2019 is equal to the sum of the municipal rate for 20…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Section 3: Chairman and Vice-Chairman

Article R1423-17

If one of the cases set out in articles R. 1423-15 and R. 1423-16 occurs again during the same year, the second vacancy will only be filled at the time of the annual renewal provided for in article R.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Paragraph 2: Provisions relating to safeguard procedures, receivership, compulsory liquidation and conciliation procedures applicable to credit institutions, finance companies, electronic money institutions, payment institutions and investment firms.

Article R613-17

…n order temporarily suspending proceedings against one of the persons referred to in Article R. 613-16, the court clerk shall forward this information, in writing and without delay, to the Autorité de…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Sub-section 2: Remuneration of the plan execution commissioner

Article A663-17

In accordance with the provisions of Article R. 663-17, the fee for registering claims on the list provided for in Article R. 622-15 (number 5 of table 4-2) gives rise to the collection of a fee equal…

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Section 2: Declaration and assessment of claims

Article R742-17

…e the claims by ruling on any disputes referred to him pursuant to the provisions of Article R. 742-16. It pronounces the liquidation or closure due to insufficient assets. It may draw up the plan pro…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Subsection 3: Declaration of voluntary association involvement

Article R5151-17

The accuracy of the data contained in the declaration referred to in article R. 5151-16 is certified to the Caisse des dépôts et consignations by one of the persons responsible for the administration…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Section 5: Essential health and safety requirements.

Article R5221-17

…e conditions for implementing the essential requirements defined in Articles R. 5221-15 and R. 5221-16.

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