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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Subsection 1: Acts and decisions subject to the procedure provided for in Article 696-114

Article 696-125

…execute the arrest warrant in the form of a European arrest warrant in accordance with Article 695-16.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Subsection 2: Assessment of solvency

Article R313-13

…rocedures and information on which the assessment of creditworthiness referred to in Article L. 313-16 are documented and kept by the lender throughout the term of the credit.

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French Consumer CodeIn force
Chapter I: Civil penalties

Article R761-1

The formalities of articles R. 721-2, R. 742-12 and R. 742-16 are time-barred on pain of inadmissibility of the claim.

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French General Code of Local AuthoritiesIn force
Subsection 3: Provisions applicable to elected representatives who are public servants (R).

Article R4135-19

The provisions of articles R. 4135-16 to R. 4135-18 are applicable to contractual employees of the State, local authorities and their public establishments.

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French General Tax CodeIn force
4°: Provisions applicable to certain contracts concluded for properties located in priority development areas

Article 239 sexies D

…reas, the benefit of the exemption is subject to compliance with Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 on the application of Articles 107 and 108 of the Treaty on the Functioning…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
2°: Net gains and distributions relating to carried interest rights

Article 242 ter C

…falling under article L. 214-37of the Monetary and Financial Code in its wording prior to Order no. 2013-676 of 25 July 2013 amending the legal framework for asset management, professional private equ…

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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Miscellaneous provisions

Article 706-1-1

…[Redaction conforme au dernier alinéa de l'article 1er de la décision du Conseil constitutionnel n° 2013-679 DC du 4 décembre 2013], 706-95 à 706-103,706-105 and 706-106 are applicable to the investig…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Subsection 1: Offences relating to currency

Article R734-15

…e right-hand column of the same table:Applicable articlesIn the wording resulting from the decreeR. 162-1 to R. 162-3n° 2005-1007 of 2 August 2005R. 162-4n° 2007-259 of 27 February 2007R. 162-5n° 2016…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Sub-paragraph 2: Innovation mutual funds.

Article R214-56

…ng controlled exclusively or jointly by the management company within the meaning of article L. 233-16 of the French Commercial Code, any undertaking controlling the management company exclusively or…

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French Cinema and Moving Image CodeIn force
Chapter III: Support for projects

Article 633-5

…2, as well as the total amount of de minimis aid provided for in Commission Regulation (EU) No 1407/2013 of 18 December 2013 referred to in the same Article with regard to the expenditure mentioned in…

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