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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Section 3: Judicial police officers

Article 21

…ers of the national police operational reserve who do not meet the conditions laid down in articles 16-1 A or 20-1 of this code; 1° quater Controllers under the status of Parisian administrations carr…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Sports agents' reporting obligations

Article R222-32

…d into through his intermediary; 5° Agreements referred to in the first paragraph of Article L. 222-16, entered into with a national of a State that is not a member of the European Union or a party to…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Chapter III: Monitoring and penalties.

Article L363-4

…L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Code, under the conditions set out in IV of Article L. 612-16, Article L. 612-38 and paragraphs 10 and 13 of Article L. 612-39 of the Monetary and Financial Co…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Paragraph 1: Recognition of European investigation decisions

Article 694-32

The categories of offences for which an investigation decision may not be refused pursuant to 8° of article 694-31 are as follows:

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 7: Prudential provisions

Article L511-45

…ir establishments and activities, included in the scope of consolidation defined in articles L. 233-16 et seq. of the French Commercial Code, in each State or territory.III. - The following informatio…

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French Insurance CodeIn force
Section 2: Provisions specific to groups with a parent undertaking having its registered office outside the European Union

Article R356-7

…Solvency Capital Requirement determined in accordance with the principles set out in Article R. 356-16 in the case of an insurance group company or a mixed financial holding company; b) A Solvency Cap…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Chapter III: Subsidiaries, holdings and controlled companies

Article L233-33

…233-10, or which are respectively controlled, within the meaning of II or III of l'article L. 233-16, by entities, including the board of directors, the supervisory board, with the exception of thei…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
Section V: Business property tax

Article 1460

…and higher education establishments that have entered into an agreement pursuant to Article L. 718-16 of the same code or which have been recognised as being in the public interest; 1° bis The consul…

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French Code governing the entry and residence of foreign nationals and the right of asylumIn force
Title VI: OVERSEAS PROVISIONS

Article L761-8

…tention judge shall rule, by order, within twenty-four hours of the referral. "8° In article L. 743-16, the words: "and, where applicable, on the possibility of benefiting from assisted return" are de…

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Section 2: Responsibilities

Article L2512-28

…"1° bis La fraction du produit net de la taxe sur la valeur ajoutée prévue au D du V de l'article 16 de la loi n° 2019-1479 du 28 décembre 2019 de finances pour 2020 perçue par la Ville de Paris l'a…

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