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French Code of Criminal ProcedureIn force
Chapter III: Checks, verifications and identity records

Article 78-2

…oned in articles 20 and 21-1° may ask any person in respect of whom there are one or more plausible grounds for suspecting that :-that he has committed or attempted to commit an offence;-or that he is…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: FIA

Article L214-24

I. - Investment funds governed by Directive 2011/61/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 8 June 2011, known as "AIFs": 1° Raise capital from a number of investors with a view to investi…

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French General Tax CodeIn force
23°: Tax credit for energy transition

Article 200 quater A

1. a. Taxpayers who own, rent or occupy free of charge a dwelling located in France, used as their main residence, may benefit from an income tax credit for expenditure on the installation or replacem…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17 (art. A211-3)

TITLE I ESTABLISHMENT OF ELECTORAL ROLLS I-1. The Managing Director of the Institut national du sport, de l'expertise et de la performance shall draw up the list of voters and eligible persons for eac…

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French Sports CodeIn force
Annexes II

Article Annexe II-17-0 (A211-42)

…tor of the Ecole Nationale de Voile et des Sports Nautiques shall draw up the list of voters and eligible persons for each college in accordance with the provisions of this appendix and of articles A.…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 2: Prohibitions

Article L511-6

…L. 511-5 do not apply to the institutions and services listed in Article L. 518-1, nor to undertakings governed by the Insurance Code, nor to reinsurance companies, nor to provident institutions gover…

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French Public Health CodeIn force
Chapter II: Extemporaneous preparation and retail sale.

Article L5442-10

I.-The following offences are punishable by two years' imprisonment and a fine of 150,000 euros:1° Any person prescribing veterinary medicinal products or medicated feedstuffs to animals for which the…

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French Commercial codeIn force
Section 1a: Personnel management

Article D712-11-1

In the following provisions: - "body" means the national staff representative body provided for in V of Article 40 of Law no. 2019-486 of 22 May 2019, amended by the article 16 of law no. 2022-172 of…

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French Monetary and Financial CodeIn force
Section 3: Operating rules

Article L621-5-3

…s subject to the supervision of the Autorité des marchés financiers, where provided for by law or regulation, in the following cases: 1° In the event of publication by the AMF of a declaration made by…

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French Labour CodeIn force
Appendices

Article Annexe II à l'article R4312-6

DEFINING THE TECHNICAL DESIGN AND MANUFACTURING RULES PROVIDED FOR IN ARTICLE R. 4312-6 1. General rules applicable to all personal protective equipment 1.0. General and scope of application These gen…

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